Saudi Arabia: The Sudairis, new standing, new ambitionsnote

Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz issued on Nov. 5, 2011 a series of royal decrees by which he appointed Governor of Riyadh Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz as Defence Minister and Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz as Vice-Defence Minister. The following 511-word report sheds light on the Sudairi standing within the ruling establishment in the light of the appointments that have so far followed Crown Prince Sultan’s death. It also tells what about the position of 2^nd Deputy PM.