Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkup
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Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been admitted to King Faisal Specialist hospital in the capital Riyadh for medical checks.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi walks with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 25, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
State news agency SPA reported King Salman was admitted for inflammation of the gallbladder, without giving further details.
King Salman spent more than two and a half years as the Saudi Crown Prince and deputy premier from June 2012 before becoming king.
He had also served as the governor of Riyadh region for more than 50 years.
The 34-year-old Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, widely known by his initials MbS, is the defacto ruler and has introduced a raft of reforms to transform the kingdom’s economy and end its “addiction” to oil.
