Saudi interior minister named crown prince

The decree called on King Abdullah's inner circle to recognise Nayef's new status. But there was no mention of who would take over the post of defence minister, left vacant by the death of Sultan.
Nayef, who has been interior minister for nearly four decades, led a crackdown on Al-Qaeda in the kingdom.
Seen as more conservative than the 87-year-old king, he likes to describe himself as a soldier under the command of the Saudi monarch.
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