Muhammad bin Nayef
| Muhammad bin Nayef | |||||
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Muhammad in 2013 | |||||
| Crown Prince and First Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia | |||||
| In office 29 April 2015 – 21 June 2017 | |||||
| Monarch | Salman | ||||
| Prime Minister | Salman | ||||
| Preceded by | Muqrin bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Succeeded by | Mohammed bin Salman | ||||
| Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia | |||||
| In office 23 January 2015 – 29 April 2015 | |||||
| Monarch | Salman | ||||
| Prime Minister | Salman | ||||
| Preceded by | Muqrin bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Succeeded by | Mohammed bin Salman | ||||
| Chairman of the Council of Political and Security Affairs | |||||
| In office 29 April 2015 – 21 June 2017 | |||||
| Monarch | Salman | ||||
| Prime Minister | Salman | ||||
| Preceded by | Mohammed bin Salman | ||||
| Minister of Interior | |||||
| In office 5 November 2012 – 21 June 2017 | |||||
| Monarchs | Abdullah Salman | ||||
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Salman | ||||
| Preceded by | Ahmed bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Succeeded by | Abdulaziz bin Saud | ||||
| Born | 30 August 1959 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Spouse | Reema bint Sultan Al Saud | ||||
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| House | Al Saud | ||||
| Father | Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Mother | Al Jawhara bint Abdulaziz Al Jiluwi | ||||
Muhammad bin Nayef Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن نايف آل سعود, romanized: Muḥammad bin Nāyif Āl Su‘ūd; born 30 August 1959), colloquially known by his initials MBN or MbN, is a Saudi Arabian former politician and businessman who served as the crown prince and first deputy prime minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2017 and as the minister of interior from 2012 to 2017. Prince Muhammad is a grandson of the founding monarch, King Abdulaziz, and son of the former crown prince and minister of interior Nayef bin Abdulaziz. Muhammad and Nayef were the first father-son duo in Saudi history to serve as crown prince. Muhammad's uncle King Salman named him as crown prince on 29 April 2015. On 21 June 2017 the king appointed his own son, Mohammed bin Salman, as crown prince and relieved Muhammad bin Nayef of all positions. He has been in detention since 6 March 2020 along with his uncle Ahmed and his half-brother Nawwaf.