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The Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia is the chair of the Council of Ministers and formal head of government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Salman has been Prime Minister since 27 September 2022.[1]
| Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia | |
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| رئيس وزراء المملكة العربية السعودية | |
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| Incumbent | |
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| Mohammed bin Salman since 27 September 2022 | |
| Details | |
| Residence | Al Saud Palace |
HistoryEdit
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The office was created along with the Council of Ministers on 9 October 1953, by decree of King Saud. Due to unrest within the royal family over his rule, Saud was forced to appoint his half-brother, Crown Prince Faisal, as prime minister. An ongoing power struggle between the two led to Faisal's resignation in 1960, allowing Saud to reclaim the reins of government, but continued discontent saw Faisal return as prime minister in 1962. After the deposition of Saud in 1964, Faisal succeeded him as king, while remaining prime minister. Since then the two offices have been merged.[2] Since the reign of King Khalid, others have done much of the "heavy lifting" as the king was either unwilling or unable to carry the workload, especially as the kingdom became a gerontocracy during the 1990s and 2000s. royal favorites achieved power to become de facto prime ministers. The current one is the King's son Mohammad, who is his father's top aide.
ListsEdit
De jureEdit
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdulaziz
| 15 January 1875 – 9 November 1953 (aged 78) | 22 September 1932 (aged 57) | 9 November 1953 (death by natural causes) | Reign established by conquest | Saud |  |
Saud
| 12 January 1902 – 23 February 1969 (aged 67) | 9 November 1953 (aged 51) | 2 November 1964 (abdicated) | Son of Ibn Saud and Wadhah bint Muhammad bin 'Aqab | Saud |  |
Faisal
| 14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975 (aged 68) | 2 November 1964 (aged 58) | 25 March 1975 (assassinated) | Son of Ibn Saud and Tarfa bint Abduallah bin Abdulateef al Sheekh | Saud |  |
Khalid
| 13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982 (aged 69) | 25 March 1975 (aged 62) | 13 June 1982 (death by natural causes) | Son of Ibn Saud and Al Jawhara bint Musaed bin Jiluwi | Saud |  |
Fahd
| 16 March 1921 – 1 August 2005 (aged 84) | 13 June 1982 (aged 61) | 1 August 2005 (death by natural causes) | Son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | Saud | |
Abdullah
| 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015 (aged 90) | 1 August 2005 (aged 81) | 23 January 2015 (death by natural causes) | Son of Ibn Saud and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim | Saud | |
Salman
| 31 December 1935 | 23 January 2015 (aged 79) | 27 September 2022 (cabinet reshuffle) | Son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | Saud | _(cropped).jpg) |
Mohammed bin Salman
| 31 August 1985 | 27 September 2022 | Incumbent | Son of King Salman and Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain | Saud |  |
- King Saud: 9 October 1953 – 16 August 1954 (1st time)[3]
- Crown Prince Faisal: 16 August 1954 – 21 December 1960 (1st time)
- King Saud: 21 December 1960 – 31 October 1962 (2nd time)
- Crown Prince Faisal 31 October 1962 – 2 November 1964 (2nd time)
From the time of the coup until the cabinet reshuffle on 27 September 2022, the Kingship and the prime ministership were one and the same.
- King Faisal: 2 November 1964 – 25 March 1975 (3rd time)
- King Khalid: 29 March 1975 – 13 June 1982
- King Fahd: 13 June 1982 – 1 August 2005
- King Abdullah: 1 August 2005 – 23 January 2015
- King Salman: 23 January 2015 – 27 September 2022
De factoEdit
- Crown Prince Fahd: 1975–1982; deputy prime minister and chief adviser to King Khalid.
- Crown Prince Abdullah: 21 February 1996 – 1 August 2005; regent for King Fahd.
- Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Nuweisir, Chief of the Royal Court and Chief of staff To Regent/King Abdullah 1996(?)–2005
- Khaled al-Tuwaijri: Chief of Staff/private secretary and éminence grise to King Abdullah with the title of President of the Royal Court; 9 October 2005 – 23 January 2015
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Chief of the Royal Court, chair of the Council for Economic and Development Affair and Minister of Defense under King Salman; 23 January 2015 – 27 September 2022
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince to become Kingdom's Prime Minister: Royal decree". Al Arabiya English. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ أرشيف-شاهد على العصر-الأمير طلال بن عبد العزيز ج1 [Watch the Times – Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz] (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
- ^ *"Saudi Arabia". WorldStatesman. Ben Cahoon. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
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