RIYADH - King Abdullah is expected to name his half-brother Prince Salman, who is governor of Riyadh, as the new defense minister to succeed the late Crown Prince Sultan, a Saudi official said Oct. 31."The monarch will name Prince Salman as a defense minister later on Monday," the source told AFP, requesting anonymity and without giving further details.
King Abdullah last week named Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz as crown prince succeeding his brother Sultan, who died in a U.S. hospital on October 22.
Salman and Nayef are full brother
صرح مصدر مسؤول سعودي أنه من المتوقع من الملك عبدالله تسميه أخوه غير الشقيق الأمير سلمان أمير الرياض وزيراً لوزارة الدفاع و الطيران خلفاً لأخيه الراحل الأمير سلطان
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King Abdullah last week named Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz as crown prince succeeding his brother Sultan, who died in a U.S. hospital on October 22.
Salman and Nayef are full brother
صرح مصدر مسؤول سعودي أنه من المتوقع من الملك عبدالله تسميه أخوه غير الشقيق الأمير سلمان أمير الرياض وزيراً لوزارة الدفاع و الطيران خلفاً لأخيه الراحل الأمير سلطان
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