According to state media on Sunday, King Salman, who is getting on in years and ruling Saudi Arabia, has been sent to the hospital for unknown testing. In general, the kingdom has worked to put an end to rumors over the health of the 86-year-old monarch, who has reigned as the top oil exporter and the Arab world’s most prosperous economy since 2015.
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On Saturday, he checked himself into the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the seaside city of Jeddah “to conduct certain medical examinations,” according to an official report, which cited a statement issued by the royal palace. According to the statement, “May God preserve the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and may he enjoy health and wellness.” (May God preserves the person who oversees the mosques.)
Reports regarding the health of the monarch are extremely uncommon in the highly secretive realm. In 2017, Saudi Arabia refuted claims and rising speculation that the king was intending to resign in favor of his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is the country’s de facto ruler. These reports and speculations had been circulating for some time.
In the year 2020, King Salman went in for surgery to have his gall bladder removed. The last time he was hospitalized was in March, and state media said that he underwent “successful medical testing” while he was there. He also needed to have the battery in his pacemaker replaced.
During his reign, Saudi Arabia has adopted a more assertive foreign policy, including getting involved in a war in its neighboring country of Yemen, as well as implementing significant economic reforms in preparation for a post-oil age. In addition, additional rights have been granted to women.
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