Mohammad Bin Salman
Saudi Arabia is still under the
rule of the monarch, and Mohammad Bin Salman is a crown Prince. He was crowened
in June 2017 to be a successor of King Salman. He is
King Salman’s son from his third spouse, Fahda bint Falah bin Sultan bin
Hathleen. He is the youngest minister of defense in the world and also the
president of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs. He has brought some reforms which were denied by
earlier monarch- for example, he allowed women to drive and allowed cinema
halls to open.
The Corruption
He carried a purge against his
rivals in the name of fighting corruption and taking control of throne. He took
control of all security establishments, and dozens of critics and clerics were
incarcerated in unknown places. So, basically he enjoyed the absolute power.
His father kind Salman Bin Abdulaziz remained a silent spectator.
The Fear- Used as a
tool
Mohammad Bin Salman’s made a
stronger monarchy and tools were used – the fear and an aggressive foreign
policy.
The Main Architect of Yemen War
When Mohammad Bin Salman was a
defense minister, he is the main planned of the Yemen war, no doubt that is the
worst humanitarian crisis of the humanity. As always, Saudi Arabia has not been
criticized or held accountable for the actions in yemen, as U S has supported
it.
Read about Yemen Crisis
Read about Yemen Crisis
The Qatar
He blockade last year against
neighbouring Qatar. It accussed Qatar
was supporting terrorism in the region and made a host of demands for the
blockade to be lifted including shutting down the Al Jazeera televise ion stating and severing ties with Iran.
Saudi Arabia’s
hostility towards Qatar has only created new rifts within West Asia. It has
lost the Syrian civil war and its military and monetary investments there have
been in vain. Now, the Khashoggi case is a public relations disaster for a
country which wants to be the leader of the Sunni world. There has been an
incremental erosion of Saudi Arabia’s strategic power under MBS and the Kingdom
will have to deal with it soonest.
The Crown Prince
promoted his idea of Saudi 2030 vision, which includes social, economic and
religious reforms, and plans to list shares of the state oil company Aramco.
The Murder of Jamal
Khashoggi
Saudi
Arabia’s murdered the Journalist who was last seen entering the Saudi consulate
in Istanbul on 2, October. Saudi initially has denied with allegations and
later has accepted under international Pressure.
