Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman is behind the kingdom's boldest and riskiest moves in decades, most recently shutting down Islam's holiest sites to pilgrims to stymie the spread of a new virus and the government's decision to slash oil prices in what analysts say has sparked a price war with major producer Russia.
As his father's favored son, the 34-year-old prince oversees nearly every major aspect of the country’s defense,
economy, internal security, social reforms and foreign policy.
The prince's headline-grabbing path to power has been paved with controversy, conflict and combat.