Philippe Gérard Historian. Portrait Saudi Arabia: The Lasting Imprint of King Salman Philippe Gérard · November 2022 Enthroned in 2015 at the age of 80, King Salman Ibn Abdelaziz has been gradually overshadowed by the rise of his son, Mohamed Ben Salman (MBS), official crown prince and unofficial viceroy since 2017. And yet the father’s legacy has been a major influence on his son’s decisions. Born in 1935, (…)
