Just when it seemed that the aging rulers of Saudi Arabia were finally preparing to transfer power to the next generation of princes, King Abdullah has postponed the inevitable yet again by appointing his half -brother Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz to the key position of second deputy prime minister.
Prince Muqrin and the Question Of Saudi Succession
![Saudi's intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz, brother of Saudi's King Abdullah, gestures during a news conference in Riyadh November 24, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT) - RTR33OJ3](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/02/1-RTR33OJ3.jpg/1-RTR33OJ3.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=_hTcrY5s)
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