Riyadh, April 29 (IANS) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday appointed his nephew and deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef as the new crown prince, replacing his younger half-brother Muqrin, media reported.
Muqrin was also relieved of his duties as the first deputy prime minister, Xinhua news agency reported.
The king also appointed his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the deputy crown prince and replaced Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal with the kingdom’s ambassador to the US, Adel al-Jubeir, according to Saudi state television.