Muhammad bin Nayef

Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and first deputy prime minister from 2015 to 2017 and minister of interior from 2012 to 2017. He is a grandson of the founding monarch, King Abdulaziz, and son of Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Muhammad and Nayef were the first father-son duo in Saudi history to serve as crown prince. Muhammad's uncle King Salman named him as crown prince on 29 April 2015. On 21 June 2017 the king appointed his son Mohammad bin Salman to those offices and relieved Muhammad bin Nayef of all positions.