A Young, Determined Saudi Heir | Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Saudi royal family is undergoing a period of change, a process that gathered steam after the recent visit by US President Donald Trump. The visit demonstrated to the Saudis that they have the support of the US, something they did not get from the last president. The naming of the king’s son as the new heir to the throne represents both the reform process itself and its growing momentum.