Abdullah bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Sultan

Admiral Abdullah al-Sultan was a Saudi Arabian military officer and formerly commander of the Royal Saudi Navy. He was succeeded by Fahad al-Ghafli.

Abdullah bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Sultan
Allegiance Saudi Arabia
Service/branch Royal Saudi Navy
Years of service–2017
RankAdmiral

Ordered to step down

On 4 November 2017, Abdullah bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Sultan was ordered to step down, and replaced by Fahad al-Ghafli. This was following a "corruption crackdown" conducted by a new royal anti-corruption committee.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The order came from Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.

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References
  1. "Saudi Arabia princes detained, ministers dismissed". www.aljazeera.com.
  2. Kalin, Stephen; Paul, Katie (2017-11-05). "Future Saudi king tightens grip on power with arrests including Prince Alwaleed". Reuters. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  3. "Corruption crackdown in Saudi Arabia". Fox Business. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  4. David, Javier E. (5 November 2017). "Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal arrested in corruption crackdown". cnbc.
  5. Stancati, Margherita; Said, Summer; Farrell, Maureen (2017-11-05). "Saudi Princes, Former Ministers Arrested in Apparent Power Consolidation". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  6. Kirkpatrick, David D. (2017-11-04). "Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes, Including Billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
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