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Late Kin Abdullah(right) New King Salman(left)
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King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia gave up the ghost yesterday
from battling pneumonia.
King Abdullah's half-brother Salman, 79, has become king.
King Abdullah's half-brother Salman, 79, has become king.
As the new King of Saudi Arabia,
home to 28 million people, he will also serve as Prime Minister and Defense
Minister.
But the
79-year-old has reportedly been in poor health in recent years, and is perhaps
unlikely to rule for as long as his elder sibling. King Salman’s crown prince will
be his younger brother Prince Muqrin, the youngest surviving son of King
Abdulaziz
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