Saudi Prince Muqrin, 2nd Deputy PMnote

Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz appointed his youngest brother and Special Adviser Prince Muqrin on 1/2/13 as 2^nd Deputy PM, making him by this the third man in the Saudi ruling establishment and the second in the line of succession after Crown Prince Salman. The following 510-word report sheds more light on the King’s decision and tells what about the reaction of Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz. [Fully reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/06 – Feb. 8, 2013)]