Saudi King Names Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef Interior Minister

Saudi Arabia’s interior minister stepped down after less than five months in the job, causing King Abdullah to appoint a top official to the kingdom’s key security post.

Newly named Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef was previously deputy minister for security affairs and is son of the late Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, who died in June after serving as interior minister for three decades. Mohammed replaces Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, who took on the role after his brother Nayef died, the official Saudi Press Agency reported today. No reason was given for the change.