Young princes moving up in Saudi Arabia; Nayef seen as next in line
JERUSALEM — Interior Minister Prince Nayef is being groomed to become heir to the Saudi crown, a report said.
A report by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs asserted that Nayef, both interior minister and deputy prime minister, would become the next crown prince of Saudi Arabia. The report, authored by a leading researcher, Joshua Teitelbaum, said the succession process to the ailing King Abdullah would be smooth.