Conductor Politician

Also known as MBS or MbS

The de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, formally serving as Crown Prince and Prime Minister

The heir apparent to the Saudi throne, the seventh son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and the grandson of the nation's founder, Ibn Saud

Since his appointment as crown prince in 2017, Mohammed has introduced a series of social and economic reforms; these include curtailing the influence of the Wahhabi religious establishment by restricting the powers of the religious police and improving women's rights, removing the ban on female drivers in 2018, and weakening the male-guardianship system in 2019

Also continues to repress women's rights activists

His Saudi Vision 2030 program aims to reduce Saudi economy's reliance on oil through investment in other sectors such as technology and tourism, which has contributed to greater diversification of the economy; however, the country remains heavily reliant on oil

Leads an authoritarian government, and those regarded as political dissidents are systematically repressed through methods including imprisonment and torture; citizens face arrest for social media posts that mildly criticise government policies