Mohammed bin Salman
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
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| March 10 2025 | Mohammed bin Salman hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Riyadh, positioning Saudi Arabia as a neutral mediator in global conflicts. |
| November 11 2024 | At the Riyadh Summit, Mohammed condemned Israel's actions in Gaza as a 'collective genocide' and called on Israel to respect Iran's sovereignty. |
| September 19 2024 | During the annual address to the Shura Council, Mohammed declared that Saudi Arabia will not normalize relations with Israel until Palestine is recognized as a state with East Jerusalem as its capital. |
| August 2024 | Mohammed discussed his fears of potential assassination due to his support for establishing Saudi-Israel ties and the threats he received. |
| January 2024 | Mohammed told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken he was open to Saudi normalization with Israel, stating, 'Do I care personally about the Palestinian issue? I don't, but my people do.' |
| 2023 | Russia unveiled a new foreign policy concept prioritizing friendly relations with Saudi Arabia. |
| 2023 | Mohammed articulated a strategic vision to diversify the Saudi economy, emphasizing sports and tourism as key components of national development. |
| December 2023 | Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Saudi Arabia and met with Mohammed bin Salman, signaling continued diplomatic engagement. |
| December 30 2023 | Received the First Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise from Ukraine. |
| July 2023 | Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to a major defense deal for Saudi Arabia to purchase Turkish Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı drones, symbolizing renewed diplomatic and military cooperation. |
| May 2023 | Received Syrian president Bashar al-Assad at the Arab League summit in Jeddah. |
| May 24 2023 | Diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Canada were restored after the prolonged dispute. |
| March 2023 | Began talks to bring Syria back into the Arab League. |
| March 10 2023 | Brokered a diplomatic reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran through Chinese mediation, restoring diplomatic ties that had been cut since 2016 |
| February 6 2023 | Provided economic support after the Turkey-Syria earthquake. |
| 2022 | Saudi Arabia declined US requests to increase oil production to undercut Russia's war finances during the Ukraine invasion. |
| 2022 | Mohammed bin Salman led a diplomatic reconciliation with Turkey, marking a significant shift in bilateral relations and reversing his previous antagonistic stance. |
| 2022 | Reported by The Economist to have physically abused his wife Sara bint Mashour, requiring her medical treatment on at least one occasion. |
| 2022 | Succeeds his father as prime minister, consolidating his political power. |
| December 2022 | Saudi Arabia's Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) implemented a ban on Muslim female students wearing traditional abaya clothing in examination centres, requiring school uniforms instead. |
| December 10 2022 | Concluded a significant arms deal at the Airshow China in Zhuhai, worth $4 billion, involving the purchase of Chinese drones, ballistic missiles, and technology transfer |
| December 7 2022 | Mohammed hosted Chinese president Xi Jinping in Riyadh for diplomatic talks, which resulted in numerous commercial deals and elevation of bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership |
| November 18 2022 | Mohammed bin Salman was granted US immunity over Khashoggi's murder due to his new role as Saudi prime minister, though the Biden administration emphasized this was not a determination of innocence. |
| October 2022 | US National Security Council criticized Saudi Arabia for cutting oil production, which was perceived as potentially increasing Russian revenues and undermining international sanctions. |
| September 2022 | Saudi Arabia mediated the release of five British and two American prisoners of war captured in Ukraine, demonstrating its diplomatic influence. |
| June 21 2022 | Awarded the Collar of the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali by Jordan. |
| April 2022 | CIA director William Burns traveled to Saudi Arabia to meet with Mohammed bin Salman, discussing oil production and Saudi weapons purchases from China. |
| April 2022 | Prince Mohammed met with newly elected Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the al-Salam palace to discuss bilateral relations. |
| 2021 | Mohammed bin Salman signed a military cooperation agreement with Russia, further expanding bilateral relations. |
| 2021 | Former Saudi intelligence official Saad al-Jabri accused Mohammed bin Salman of planning to kill King Abdullah in 2014 to allow his father to take the throne, which Mohammed rejected. |
| December 7 2021 | Awarded Civil First Class of the Order of Oman by Oman and received the Collar of the Order of Zayed from the United Arab Emirates. |
| December 7 2021 | Received the Collar of the Order of Zayed from the United Arab Emirates. |
| December 7 2021 | Awarded the Civil First Class of the Order of Oman by Oman. |
| September 28 2021 | Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia to discuss high oil prices, highlighting the Saudi Crown Prince's role in international energy diplomacy. |
| July 2021 | Saudi deputy defence minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud (Mohammed's brother) visited the United States, marking the first meeting between senior US and Saudi officials since Khashoggi's murder. |
| February 26 2021 | UN Special Rapporteur Agnès Callamard urged the US government to impose sanctions against Mohammed bin Salman for Khashoggi's murder. |
| February 25 2021 | The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a declassified report stating that Mohammed bin Salman approved the operation to capture or kill Jamal Khashoggi. |
| 2020 | Mohammed met with Netanyahu and Israeli head of the Mossad, Yosi Cohen, in Neom, marking a significant diplomatic interaction. |
| August 16 2020 | A lawsuit by Saad al-Jabri revealed details of Mohammed's secret diplomatic maneuverings in Syria, including his support for Russian intervention. |
| March 6 2020 | Muhammad bin Nayef was arrested along with his half-brother Nawwaf bin Nayef and King Salman's brother Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, with the Saudi government charging them with treason. |
| January 2020 | FTI Consulting's forensic investigation concluded with 'medium to high confidence' that Mohammed's WhatsApp message in May 2018 led to the hacking of Bezos's phone. |
| 2019 | Joe Biden criticized Mohammed bin Salman, describing him as a pariah due to the Khashoggi killing during the Trump administration. |
| 2019 | Weakens the male-guardianship system, continuing social reforms, though still repressing women's rights activists. |
| September 2019 | Mohammed condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to annex the eastern portion of the West Bank known as the Jordan Valley. |
| September 29 2019 | Mohammed bin Salman denied personal involvement in Khashoggi's killing during an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes, while taking 'full responsibility' for the incident. |
| August 2019 | Loujain al-Hathloul was offered release on the condition of denying human rights abuses, which she refused. |
| June 2019 | A UN report linked Mohammed bin Salman to Khashoggi's assassination. |
| April 23 2019 | 37 people, mostly Shia human rights activists, were executed in one of the largest mass executions in the kingdom's history. |
| March 2019 | US senators accused Mohammed bin Salman of human rights violations, describing him as having gone 'full gangster'. |
| March 2019 | Accused by Gavin de Becker, a security specialist working for Jeff Bezos, of hacking Bezos's phone. |
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