Mohammed ibn Naif
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Prince Mohammed ibn Naif ibn Abdul-Aziz Al Saud , or Mohammed bin Nayef for short ( Arabic محمد بن نايف بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, DMG Muḥammad b. Nāyif b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd ; * August 30, 1959 in Jeddah ) was Minister of the Interior of Saudi Arabia . He is a son of the former Saudi Interior Minister Naif ibn Abd al-Aziz and a grandson of the state's founder, Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud . After the death of King Abdullah ibn Abd al-Aziz in January 2015, the new King Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz appointed him Deputy Crown Prince, and on April 29, 2015, the new Crown Prince. As a result, he was first in line to the throne of Saudi Arabia until June 2017 , but then lost that status.
In March 2020, Mohammed ibn Naif and the king's brother Ahmed ibn Abd al-Aziz were arrested on charges of treason (the alleged preparation of a coup to disempower the king and his crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman ) on the orders of this prince.
Life
Prince Mohammed studied in Riyadh and the United States , where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1981 . After working in the private sector, he was appointed State Secretary in the Interior Ministry on May 13, 1999, and six years later he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Interior Minister, which he held until June 20, 2017.
In both functions, Prince Mohammed was responsible for questions of internal security and the fight against terrorism. In doing so, he gained international reputation for his anti-terror programs.
On August 27, 2009, he survived an attack by the AQAP . A suicide bomber, Abdullah al-Asiri, who was wanted in Saudi Arabia for terrorism, had previously announced by telephone that he would surrender. Prince Mohammed agreed to meet. At a reception in Prince Mohammed's office, the assassin detonated an explosive charge hidden in his body.
On November 5, 2012, Prince Mohammed was appointed Minister of the Interior to succeed Prince Ahmed . Following the death of King Abdullah , Mohammed was appointed Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister by the new King Salman on January 23, 2015 . He was third in the state behind Salman and Crown Prince Muqrin . In April 2015, the king installed him as the new crown prince. He continued to perform his duties as Minister of the Interior. He is considered the anti-terrorism expert in his country and a friend of the USA.
On March 4, 2016, the French President François Hollande awarded him the Legion of Honor .
On June 20, 2017, King Salman changed the line of succession again. Prince Mohammed ibn Naif lost his status as Crown Prince to Prince Mohammed bin Salman , a son of Salman, and also had to resign from his office as Minister of the Interior.
Prince Mohammed is married and has two daughters.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Saudi Arabia after Abdullah's Death: Predecessors, Successors and Challenges . In: derStandard.at . January 24, 2015, accessed June 21, 2017.
- ^ A b Salman appoints new Crown Prince . In: Tagesschau online . April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince Mohamed arrests several princes - DER SPIEGEL - politics. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman: Several princes arrested in Saudi Arabia for coup plans . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN 0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed March 7, 2020]).
- ↑ Saudi Arabia's ambitious al-Qaida fighter . In: msnbc.msn.com . July 11, 2005, accessed June 21, 2017.
- ↑ Saudi prince survives assassination attempt in his own office . In: Spiegel online . August 28, 2009, accessed June 21, 2017; Yassin Musharbash: Al-Qaeda Bomb Maker: Terrorist Number 40 and the Bomb in the Rectum . In: Spiegel Online . July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Next-generation Saudi prince takes key Interior post . In: Reuters . November 5, 2012, accessed June 22, 2017.
- ^ Smooth transition as Salman becomes new king . In: arabnews.com . January 23, 2015, accessed June 23, 2017.
- ↑ Georg Blume: Hollandes self-abandonment . In: zeit.de . March 8, 2016, accessed June 22, 2017.
- ↑ Saudi Arabia exchanges its crown prince . In: welt.de . June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ↑ Family Tree of Muhammad bin Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud . In: datarabia.com . Retrieved June 22, 2017 (English).
Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz (1933–1953) | Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz (1953–1964) | Chalid ibn Abd al-Aziz (1964–1975) | Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz (1975–1982) | Abdullah ibn Abd al-Aziz (1982-2005) | Sultan ibn Abd al-Aziz (2005-2011) | Naif ibn Abd al-Aziz (2011–2012) | Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz (2012-2015) | Muqrin ibn Abd al-Aziz (2015) | Mohammed ibn Naif (2015-2017) | Mohammed bin Salman (since 2017)
Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz (1967–1975) | Abdullah ibn Abd al-Aziz (1975–1982) | Sultan ibn Abd al-Aziz (1982-2005) | Naif ibn Abd al-Aziz (2009-2011) | Muqrin ibn Abd al-Aziz (2013-2015) | Mohammed ibn Naif (2015) | Mohammed bin Salman (since 2015)
Abdullah ibn Faisal (1951-1959) | Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz (1959-1960) | Musaed ibn Abdulrahman (1960) | Abdul Muhsin ibn Abd al-Aziz (1960–1961) | Faisal ibn Turki I (1961–1962) | Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz (1962–1975) | Naif ibn Abd al-Aziz (1975–2012) | Ahmed ibn Abd al-Aziz (2012) | Mohammed ibn Naif (2012-2017) | Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud (since 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mohammed ibn Naif |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Naif ibn Abdu l-Aziz Al Saud, Prince Mohammed ibn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saudi Arabian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jeddah |