Saudi Arabia’s Government Shake-Up: Four Key Takeaways
- Anticipated reshuffle brought in new faces, elevated old ones
- New national guard chief seen as close to crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman
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Saudi Arabia reshuffled its cabinet on Thursday in the first major change in government since the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in October.
While the shake-up was expected -- Saudi law requires the cabinet to be replaced or reappointed every four years -- some of the changes were surprising, such as appointing former Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf as foreign minister.