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Full Story: Bloomberg Businessweek 6 November 2011
After the death of crown prince Abdullah, Defence Minsiter of Saudi Arabia for 50 years, the Saudi King has named his half brother and governor Riyadh Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, 76 the new Defence minister of the country.
The appointment was announced yesterday in a royal decree carried by the state- run Saudi Press Agency. It came after Nayef bin Abdulaziz al Saud, 78, was named crown prince following the death of Prince Sultan on Oct. 22.
Paul Sullivan, a political scientist specializing in Middle East security at Georgetown University in Washington, said in an e-mailed response to questions:
“Salman is intelligent and has shown very good skills and dealing with tense situations he has faced."
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