Saudi Crown Prince Nayef, next in line to the throne, dies

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef, next in line to the throne, dies

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef, next in line to the throne, dies.(AA).Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has died in Geneva, Saudi state television said on Saturday, citing a royal court statement. Prince Nayef, interior minister since 1975, was the heir to Saudi King Abdullah and was appointed crown prince in October 2011 after the death of his elder brother, Crown Prince Sultan. Prince Nayef had been in Switzerland since May for medical tests. Al Arabiya reported that the prince will be buried on Sunday and that prayers would be held in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca. Unlike in European monarchies, the line of succession in Saudi Arabia does not move directly from father to eldest son. It moves down a line of brothers born to the kingdom’s founder Ibn Saud, who died in 1953.
The crown prince was interior minister for more than three decades, Prince Nayef enjoyed strong relations across the Arab region. Born in the western city of Taif in 1933, Nayef was quickly pushed into public service, being named governor of Riyadh when he was barely 20. Charged with managing the country’s borders, its internal crime-fighting apparatus and the internal intelligence force the mabahith, Nayef dismantled charities which used to collect donations for the late Osama bin Laden and his extremist network. Saudis showed support and appreciation for the strongman persona Nayef reflected because of public perceptions that he could deliver on national security. Nayef was the middle prince of the so-called Sudairi Seven, the formidable bloc of sons of King Abdul Aziz by a favorite wife, Princess Hassa al-Sudairi. Among his other full brothers were King Fahd, who died in 2005, Crown Prince Sultan who died in 2011, and Riyadh Governor Prince Salman.Read the full story here.

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Teutonic KnightFebruary 15, 2013 at 11:46 PM
I hope ALL of them in line too...
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