Muhammad bin Nayef

Names
	Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Muhammad bin Nayef
Muhammad bin Nayef
	Prince Muhammad in January 2013
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia; First Deputy Prime Minister;
Tenure	29 April 2015 – 21 June 2017
King and Prime Minister	Salman
Predecessor	Muqrin bin Abdulaziz
Successor	Mohammed bin Salman
Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia; Second Deputy Prime Minister;
Tenure	23 January 2015 – 29 April 2015
King and Prime Minister	Salman
Predecessor	Muqrin bin Abdulaziz
Successor	Mohammed bin Salman
Chairman of the Council of Political and Security Affairs
Tenure	29 April 2015 – 21 June 2017
King and Prime Minister	Salman
Successor	Mohammed bin Salman
Minister of Interior
Tenure	5 November 2012 – 21 June 2017
Prime Minister	King Abdullah; King Salman
Predecessor	Ahmed bin Abdulaziz
Successor	Abdulaziz bin Saud
Born	30 August 1959 (age 64); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Spouse	Reema bint Sultan Al Saud
Issue	Princess Sarah; Princess Lulua;
Names
Names
	Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
House	Al Saud
Father	Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Mother	Al Jawhara bint Abdulaziz Al Jiluwi

Muhammad bin Nayef Al Saud^[a] (Arabic: محمد بن نايف آل سعود, romanized: Muḥammad bin Nāyif Āl Su‘ūd; born 30 August 1959), colloquially known by his initials MBN or MbN,^[1] is a former Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who served as the crown prince and first deputy prime minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2017^[2] and as the minister of interior from 2012 to 2017.^[3]

Prince Muhammad is a grandson of the founding monarch, King Abdulaziz, and son of the former crown prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz. Muhammad and Nayef were the first father-son duo in Saudi history to serve as crown prince.^[4]^[5] Muhammad's uncle King Salman named him as crown prince on 29 April 2015. On 21 June 2017 the king appointed his own son, Mohammed bin Salman, as crown prince and relieved Muhammad bin Nayef of all positions. He has been in detention since 6 March 2020 along with his uncle Ahmed and his half-brother Nawwaf.

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^ Bruce Riedel (12 February 2021). "The case of Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Nayef". Brookings. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "Massive Cabinet shake-up". Arab News. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "Saudi King Salman resolves succession by appointing nephew". The Daily Star. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ "Saudi Arabia's king appoints new interior minister". BBC. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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[2] Bruce Riedel (12 February 2021). "The case of Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Nayef". Brookings. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[3] "Massive Cabinet shake-up". Arab News. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[4] "Saudi King Salman resolves succession by appointing nephew". The Daily Star. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[bbc51112-5] "Saudi Arabia's king appoints new interior minister". BBC. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

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