Background
Mohammed bin Salman was born on August 31, 1985 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is a son of King Salman and Fahda bint Falah Al Sultan. Mohammed bin Salman has eleven brothers and a sister.
Mohammed bin Salman
King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
King Saud University where Mohammed bin Salman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in law in 2007.
2017
King Abdul Aziz, Riyadh 12411, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud and King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz pose with graduated pilots for a photograph at the King Faisal Air Academy on January 25, 2017.
2015
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia look on during a bilateral meeting with United States President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House on May 13, 2015.
2015
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir arrive at the White House on May 13, 2015.
2016
2 Fucheng Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Diaoyutai State guest house on August 31, 2016, in Beijing, China.
2016
Ben Jing Er Lu, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the G20 opening ceremony at the Hangzhou International Expo Center on September 4, 2016.
2016
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud delivers a speech during a press conference on April 25, 2016.
2016
1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8111, Japan
Deputy Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Japanese Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace on September 1, 2016.
2016
55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud and French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Presidential Palace on June 27, 2016.
2017
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman and United States Defense Secretary James Mattis on April 19, 2017.
2018
Av. Puerta de Hierro, s/n, 28071 Madrid, Spain
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Spanish President Mariano Rajoy at Moncloa Palace on April 12, 2018, in Madrid, Spain.
2018
10 Downing St, Westminster, London SW1A 2AA, United Kingdom
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and British Prime Minister Theresa May pose for a photograph with other members of the British government and Saudi ministers and delegates inside number 10 Downing Street on March 7, 2018, in London, England.
2018
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on March 20, 2018.
2018
Av. Puerta de Hierro, s/n, 28071 Madrid, Spain
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Spanish Defence Minister Maria Dolores de Cospedal exchange signed documents during a ceremony at Moncloa Palace on April 12, 2018, in Madrid, Spain.
2018
Westminster, London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on March 7, 2018.
2018
Av. Costanera Rafael Obligado 1221, C1425 CABA, Argentina
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Argentina G20 Leaders' Summit 2018 at Costa Salguero on November 30, 2018.
2018
55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on April 10, 2018, in Paris, France.
2018
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 30, 2018.
2018
Washington, United States
Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud attends Saudi Arabia - United States Partnership Meeting on March 23, 2018.
2018
London, United Kingdom
Crown Prince and Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud and British Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson, on March 9, 2018.
2018
Washington, United States
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis on March 21, 2018.
2018
St. James's, London SW1A 1BA, United Kingdom
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, at Clarence House on March 7, 2018.
2018
Manama, Bahrain
Crown Prince and Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud and King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain on November 25, 2018.
2018
Luzhniki Street, 24, Moscow, Russia, 119048
Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President of Russia Vladimir Putin during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group A match at Luzhniki Stadium on June 14, 2018, in Moscow, Russia.
2019
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud with Prime Minister of Iraq Adil Abdul-Mahdi on September 25, 2019.
2020
Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on January 12, 2020, in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia.
2020
Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their meeting on January 12, 2020, in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia.
The Order of the Republic that Mohammed bin Salman received in 2018.
The Order of Pakistan that Mohammed bin Salman received in 2019.
2015
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia look on during a bilateral meeting with United States President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House on May 13, 2015.
2015
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir arrive at the White House on May 13, 2015.
2016
2 Fucheng Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Diaoyutai State guest house on August 31, 2016, in Beijing, China.
2016
Ben Jing Er Lu, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the G20 opening ceremony at the Hangzhou International Expo Center on September 4, 2016.
2016
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud delivers a speech during a press conference on April 25, 2016.
2016
1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8111, Japan
Deputy Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Japanese Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace on September 1, 2016.
2016
55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud and French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Presidential Palace on June 27, 2016.
2017
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman and United States Defense Secretary James Mattis on April 19, 2017.
2017
King Abdul Aziz, Riyadh 12411, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud and King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz pose with graduated pilots for a photograph at the King Faisal Air Academy on January 25, 2017.
2018
Av. Puerta de Hierro, s/n, 28071 Madrid, Spain
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Spanish President Mariano Rajoy at Moncloa Palace on April 12, 2018, in Madrid, Spain.
2018
10 Downing St, Westminster, London SW1A 2AA, United Kingdom
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and British Prime Minister Theresa May pose for a photograph with other members of the British government and Saudi ministers and delegates inside number 10 Downing Street on March 7, 2018, in London, England.
2018
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500, United States
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on March 20, 2018.
2018
Av. Puerta de Hierro, s/n, 28071 Madrid, Spain
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Spanish Defence Minister Maria Dolores de Cospedal exchange signed documents during a ceremony at Moncloa Palace on April 12, 2018, in Madrid, Spain.
2018
Westminster, London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on March 7, 2018.
2018
Av. Costanera Rafael Obligado 1221, C1425 CABA, Argentina
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Argentina G20 Leaders' Summit 2018 at Costa Salguero on November 30, 2018.
2018
55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on April 10, 2018, in Paris, France.
2018
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 30, 2018.
2018
Washington, United States
Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud attends Saudi Arabia - United States Partnership Meeting on March 23, 2018.
2018
London, United Kingdom
Crown Prince and Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud and British Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson, on March 9, 2018.
2018
Washington, United States
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis on March 21, 2018.
2018
St. James's, London SW1A 1BA, United Kingdom
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, at Clarence House on March 7, 2018.
2018
Manama, Bahrain
Crown Prince and Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud and King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain on November 25, 2018.
2018
Luzhniki Street, 24, Moscow, Russia, 119048
Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President of Russia Vladimir Putin during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group A match at Luzhniki Stadium on June 14, 2018, in Moscow, Russia.
2018
Mohammed bin Salman on the cover of Time magazine.
2019
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud with Prime Minister of Iraq Adil Abdul-Mahdi on September 25, 2019.
2020
Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on January 12, 2020, in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia.
2020
Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their meeting on January 12, 2020, in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
King Saud University where Mohammed bin Salman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in law in 2007.
The Order of the Republic that Mohammed bin Salman received in 2018.
The Order of Pakistan that Mohammed bin Salman received in 2019.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Turki bin Salman Al Saud
Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Princess Sarah bint Mashhoor bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
executive military politician prince
Mohammed bin Salman was born on August 31, 1985 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is a son of King Salman and Fahda bint Falah Al Sultan. Mohammed bin Salman has eleven brothers and a sister.
Mohammed bin Salman completed his primary education in the city of Riyadh and was ranked among the kingdom's top 10 students. He studied at King Saud University where he received a bachelor's degree in law.
Mohammed bin Salman established a number of firms working in the private sector, but soon he got involved into a governmental work. He worked for the Saudi Cabinet as a consultant for the Experts Commission. In 2007, Mohammed bin Salman became a full-time adviser to the Council of Ministers. On December 15, 2009, he became a special advisor to his father, who was serving as the governor of Riyadh Province. He held this post until 2011 and also served as secretary-general of the Riyadh Competitive Council, special advisor to the chairman of the board for the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives and a board of trustees member for Albir Society in Riyadh.
In 2011, Mohammed bin Salman became a private advisor to Second Deputy Prime Minister. On March 2, 2013, Mohammed bin Salman was appointed head of the Crown Prince's court. He held this post until 2014 and also served as Special Advisor to the Crown Prince from 2013 to 2014. On April 25, 2014, he became State Minister and a member of the Council of Ministers. On January 23, 2015, Mohammed bin Salman was appointed Minister of Defence and also was named Secretary General of the Royal Court. Later, on January 29, 2015, he was named the Chair of the newly established Council for Economic and Development Affairs. Mohammed bin Salman became Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister on April 29, 2015. On June 21, 2017, he became the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and First Deputy Prime Minister.
Mohammed bin Salman is the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. He is best known for undertaking an enormous reform endeavor that curbed the powers of the religious police. He also established an Entertainment Authority and removed the ban on female drivers. Mohammed bin Salman has been described as the power behind the throne of his father, King Salman.
Mohammed bin Salman received the Order of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, 5th class, on November 25, 2018. He also was awarded the Order of the Republic in 2018 and the Order of Pakistan in 2019.
Mohammed bin Salman challenged the religious status quo in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal family has long ruled the kingdom in concert with ultraconservative Wahhabi clerics, but they have been accused of funding and supporting radical extremists and preventing social reforms. Salman has called for the return to an earlier period of a more tolerant form of Islam. He said that Saudi Arabia should become a country that is open to all religions and to the world.
When Mohammed bin Salman became State Minister, he immediately faced growing political unrest as Houthi rebels took control of northern Yemen in late 2014. Mohammed launched an aggressive military intervention in Yemen's civil war. However, this campaign failed to turn the tide in the war and led to little more than a prolonged stalemate and one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history.
As Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced his intention to restructure Saudi Arabia's economy in April 2016. He introduced Vision 2030 plan that was designed to wean Saudi Arabia from its dependence on oil exports and streamline government bureaucracy. In 2017, Mohammed bin Salman made a public warning about a corruption crackdown and orchestrated the arrest of over 40 princes and government ministers, which also included Saudi prince and billionaire Al-Waleed bin Talal, for corruption and money laundering. Later, in October 2017, bin Salman announced plans for the creation of Neom. The 10,000-square mile economic zone that would be located in the as-yet under-developed Red Sea region, with a focus on new technologies, including robotics and renewable energy. Saudi Arabia aims to complete the first section of NEOM by 2025.
Mohammed bin Salman made cultural reforms that have led to Saudi Arabia's first public concert by a female singer in December 2017, after which a sports stadium in Jeddah became the first in the kingdom to admit women. In 2018, the nation's decades-long ban on movie theaters was lifted, the kingdom will now allow for a broader variety of entertainment options and work is even underway for a vast amusement park. Thanks to Mohammed bin Salman, the laws that allowed men to strictly control the economic and personal lives of their wives have been eased. Women in Saudi Arabia now can open businesses and more freely enter the workforce. Mohammed bin Salman is also credited for having influenced the removal of the ban on female drivers in September 2017. He also established the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Foundation which attempts to further the goals set by Vision 2030 by empowering the younger generation.
Quotations:
"My dream as a young man in Saudi Arabia, and the dreams of men in Saudi Arabia are so many, and I try to compete with them and their dreams, and they compete with mine, to create a better Saudi Arabia."
"We have our values: it is important to us, the participation in decision making; it is important to us to have our freedom of expression; it is important to us to have human rights. We have our own factors, values and principles as the Saudi society and we try to make progress according to our own needs."
"We seek to be proud of our country, and allow the latter to contribute to the development of the world, whether on the economic, environmental, civilisational, or intellectual levels."
"We believe women have rights in Islam that they've yet to obtain."
"I fear that the day I die, I am going to die without accomplishing what I have in my mind. Life is too short, and a lot of things can happen, and I am really keen to see it with my own eyes - and that is why I am in a hurry."
"The government should not be in control of the private sector. You create opportunity, you create business, you create development, you hand it to the investor and start creating something new."
Mohammed bin Salman married Princess Sarah bint Mashhoor bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 2008. The marriage produced four children.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born December 31, 1935) has been the King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques since January 23, 2015.
Fahda bint Falah Al Sultan was a granddaughter of Rakan bin Hithalayn, the head of Al-Ajman tribe.
Turki bin Salman Al Saud (born 1987) is a Saudi businessman and a member of the House of Saud and chairman of Tharawat Holding.
Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1988) is Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister.
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