Crown prince nayef biography of alberta

Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s long-serving interior minister who stressed security and stability in a changing Middle East, has been buried in the Saudi city of Mecca.

He was believed to be 79 when his death, in the Swiss city of Geneva, was announced by Saudi authorities on June 16, 2012.

Prince Nayef spearheaded Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on al-Qaeda’s branch in the country after the 9/11 attacks in the United States and then rose to become next in line to the throne.

Over the years, the Saudi royal had earned a reputation as a traditionalist who opposed changes in the country’s power structure.

He was believed to be closer than many of his brothers to the powerful Wahhabi religious establishment that gives legitimacy to the royal family, and he at times worked to give a freer hand to the religious police who enforce strict
social rules.

His elevation to crown prince in November 2011, after the death of his brother Sultan, had