Mohammed Bin Salman : Reshaping Saudi Arbia

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salma Because de facto ruler 5 years ago, conservative Kingdom.

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The hard changing heir has earned plaudits for allowing women to drive and envisioning an economy less dependent on oil.

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Under his rule the lslamic religious police have been de-fanged, cinemas have repened, foregin tourists have been welcomed.

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Saudi Arabia has staged a film festival, operas a formula One Grand Prix, Professional wrestling and a huge rive festival.

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Yet he has also jailed critics and detained 200 princes and businessman in a Riyadh hotel in a 2017 anti corruption crackdown.

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MBS has also drawn widespread anger over yhe gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, and other state aboses.

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MBS is one of the hundreds of grandchildren of the country's founder king Abdulaziz lbn Saud, and he rose from obscurity.

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The 36-Year prince is fabulously rich, owning a $500 million yacht, a French chateau and reportedly expensive aintings.

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