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Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Appears in 2 stories

Born: August 31, 1985 (age 40 years), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Children: Nora Bint Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud, Fahdah Bint Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud, and Mashour bin Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
Siblings: Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, Hassa bint Salman Al Saud, Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and more
Spouse: Sara bint Mashour Al Saud (m. 2008)
Education: King Saud University

Notable Quotes

Saudi policy documents frame the aviation push as part of Vision 2030: tripling passenger traffic to 330 million annually and connecting Saudi Arabia to more than 250 destinations by 2030. ([gaca.gov.sa](https://www.gaca.gov.sa/en/Saudi-Aviation-Strategy?utm_source=openai))

Stories

Former allies turn weapons on each other in Yemen

Force in Play

Facing renewed Yemen crisis threatening border security

Saudi Arabia bombed a Yemeni port on December 30 to destroy weapons the UAE shipped to separatist forces—forces that were supposed to be on the same side. A roll-on/roll-off vessel named Greenland, flagged out of St. Kitts, disabled its tracking system after leaving Fujairah on December 22 and unloaded combat vehicles and heavy weapons at Mukalla on December 28 for the Southern Transitional Council, which just seized 80% of Yemen's oil reserves. Within hours, Yemen's government declared a 90-day state of emergency, imposed a 72-hour air-sea-land blockade, canceled its defense pact with the UAE, and demanded all Emirati forces leave within 24 hours. The UAE announced voluntary withdrawal by evening. Saudi Arabia called UAE actions an 'extremely dangerous' threat to its national security.

Updated Dec 31, 2025

Riyadh Air bets on an ‘AI-native’ airline to rewire global aviation

New Capabilities

Political architect of Riyadh Air and the Saudi Aviation Strategy under Vision 2030

Saudi Arabia’s startup flag carrier Riyadh Air has positioned itself as what IBM and the airline call the world’s first “AI-native” airline—an enterprise designed from day one around AI-driven, cloud-based systems rather than retrofitted legacy IT. Launched in March 2023 as part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 strategy, Riyadh Air has ordered large fleets from Boeing and Airbus and aims to connect over 100 destinations by 2030, serving millions of travelers through Riyadh’s planned mega-hub.

Updated Dec 11, 2025