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Crown Prince, not Heir Apparent

The clause "... is the heir apparent to the Saudi Arabian throne" needs to be revised. He's not the heir apparent because that system doesn't apply. An heir apparent (as in medieval England) is someone whose right to succeed is indefeasible and hence cannot be abrogated even by the sovereign. (Look it up in a dictionary of English law.) In a system where the ruler has the power to designate his heir, the term "crown prince" is more appropriate. 98.115.255.240 (talk) 18:55, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Contradiction in intro

In the first two paragraphs, it currently says:

"He is the seventh son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia and grandson of the nation's founder, King Abdulaziz."

and

"Mohammed was born as the first child of Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and his third wife, Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain."

As it stands, these sentences are contradictory. Is his father King Salman or Prince Salman? Or was Mohammed born when his father the kind was a prince, or did the king adopt him? Or conceivably the prince's wife divorced him and married the king, giving Mohammed in fact two fathers? Also, is he a first child or a seventh son? He couldn't be both, unless there is an adoption of some sort involved VictoriaWordNerd (talk) 20:06, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what your confusion is - it seems clear. Salman had three wives. MBS is his 7th son (from all wives) and 1st child with his 3rd wife. What's not to understand about that? Similarly when MBS was born his father was just a prince. Now he is king. So.... he is currently the 7th son of King Salman. But when he was born ... "Mohammed was born as the first child of Prince Salman and his third wife". What's not to understand about that either? DeCausa (talk) 20:16, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where did his picture go?

Someone fix it EIIernate1990 (talk) 16:16, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Politicide Perpetrator category

Would the Politicide perpetrator be appropriate here? He was said to have ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and is also said to have ordered several executions of dissidents. 2600:100C:A21D:971A:F80D:8175:A945:56D2 (talk) 06:00, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jamal Khashoggi

It is outrageous that no reference to journalist Jamal Khashoggi is found in this entry. 2001:14BB:A9:59A0:2CCE:E9B1:253F:5DB2 (talk) 04:16, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It would be, but you're mistaken. The murder of Khashoggi is reported both in the lead section (final sentence) and in this dedicated subsection. Bishonen | tålk 14:49, 18 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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</ref> Between 2017 and 2019, he led the purge of competing Saudi political and economic elites, alleging that they were involved in corruption and seizing up to US$8 billion in assets and cash and cementing control over Saudi politics. A 2021 report by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) found that Mohammed had ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Mohammedsalman35 (talk) 09:27, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 20:55, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]