Saudi’s impatient, workaholic prince with a very thin skin
Mohammed bin Salman cultivated an image as a reformer. But he struggles to accept any criticism
by Emma Graham-Harrison
Oct 13, 2018
3 minutes
Looming over the disappearance and presumed murder of a dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a 33-year-old prince, whose ruthless pursuit of power could have been lifted almost directly from the pages of a Shakespeare play to the headlines of today.
is nominal heir and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s few remaining absolute monarchies. These are countries – all are currently run by men – where the king is head of state and government, controlling all levers
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