Beheadings and backstabbing brothers - Saudi Arabia’s mega rich royal family
Beheadings and backstabbing brothers: inside Saudi Arabia ’s mega rich royal family SAUDI Arabia ’s royal family which is currently in a power play to rule Middle Eastern world politics is a hierarchy of mega wealthy closely-related backstabbing princes. The campaign by Saudi Arabia to oust its ultra wealthy neighbour Qatar — the world’s richest nation — from trading with other countries is seen by some as a tactic by the current Saudi ruler and his heir. But the ruling His Highness King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, who entertained Donald Trump on the US President’s first Middle East tour, is well-versed in power grabs. The 25th son of the founder of modern Saudi Arabia , King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, Salman is one of 36 surviving sons of the 45 male children and many daughters. The vast Saudi reserves of petroleum discovered during Ibn Saud’s reign still funds the lifestyles of th...