Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Helen Grady looks at the life of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman.
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, is at the centre of a storm over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
This week the Crown Prince broke his silence and denounced the killing. But with Donald Trump calling it 鈥渢he worst cover up ever鈥� and Western leaders threatening sanctions, will his path to the Saudi throne be blocked?
Helen Grady finds out how the young prince 鈥� now aged 33 鈥� came to power so quickly.
A Washington-based analyst tells us why he鈥檇 argue the Crown Prince is a reformer, but not the kind the West thought he鈥檇 be.
And we talk to a Middle East expert about whether she thinks the Khashoggi killing has damaged Mohammed bin Salman鈥檚 reputation.
Producers Smita Patel & Oliver Jones
Editor Penny Murphy
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- Sat 27 Oct 2018 19:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sun 28 Oct 2018 05:45麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sun 28 Oct 2018 17:40麻豆社 Radio 4
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