In his second exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg, Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince, chair of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA), and minister of defense opened up on his rise to power, his initial struggles and ultimate acceptance under the late King Abdullah, and his fondness for Winston Churchill and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Bloomberg was granted the exclusive interview and detailed the experience as part of their latest piece on the deputy crown prince, entitled, “The $2 Trillion Project to Get Saudi Arabia’s Economy Off Oil.”
The photographs alone are newsworthy and striking. The deputy crown prince permitted Bloomberg to publish photographs of him at his weekend residence. One photograph in each of the interviews shows the millennial prince without his traditional Saudi keffiyeh (head dress).
The release of the story comes just days before one of the biggest announcements in Saudi economic history. The deputy crown prince is set to outline a massive economic overhaul, which he calls the ‘Vision for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’. The plan will be unveiled on Monday, April 25th on an already-certified twitter handle, @saudivision2030.
[Click here to read the full interview from Bloomberg]
