The first half of 2025 was expected to bring a series of measures related to the transition of power, centered on Saudi King Salman’s abdication and the formal declaration of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) as Saudi Arabia’s new monarch.
However, this transition has yet to take place.
The note provides an overview of the following aspects:
- Reason for not declaring MBS as King yet
- MBS’s current priorities
- The instructions he gave regarding the transition of power
- A Saudi official, other than Defense Minister Prince Khaled, whose name is said to have been circulating as a potential Crown Prince
