Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, has been listed by US magazine Foreign Policy as being one of this year’s top decision makers.
Prince Muhammad, in his thirties, was given the ranking for spearheading the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen to defeat Houthi militias and restore the internationally recognized government to power.
The Kingdom’s leadership of the coalition, coupled with the deputy crown prince’s position as defense minister, has seen him at the forefront of military operations.
His position has “redefined the country’s role in the Middle East,” according to Foreign Policy. Due to his age, he is also “seen by some Saudis as representing the country’s youthful majority.”
Other leaders on the nine-member list include German Channel Angela Merkel “for trashing worthless refugee policy.”
Foreign Policy credited Merkel’s efforts in allowing more refugees into EU countries, as well as pushing fellow member states to do the same.
