Profile of Mohammed bin Salman: Trade and tyranny
Styling himself as MBS, he was originally hailed by many western media outlets as a reformer, but in recent months it has become increasingly apparent that those measures were mere window dressing
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Name: Mohammed bin Salman
Age:33
Occupation: heir apparent to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Appearance: bearded, smiling, confident
Newsworthiness: MBS’s image as a reformer has been undercut by the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the Yemen blockade
Mohammed bin Salman is just 33 years old, and yet he is already one of the most powerful people in the world. He has spent the last few years rising through the ranks of the ...