Saudi Arabia Appoints New Prime Minister

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed Salman has been named the kingdom’s prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle.

According to a royal decree, the reshuffle was ordered by King Salman, on Tuesday.

Salman is already de facto ruler of the world’s largest oil exporter, and the appointment formalizes his role as leader of the kingdom’s government.

The crown prince, previously served as deputy prime minister as well as defence minister, and he would be replaced as defence minister by his younger brother, Khalid Salman.