Riyadh/Islamabad: Saudi Crown Prince and Interior Minister Nayef bin Abdul Aziz died on Saturday at the age of 79, Saudi state television said on Saturday, citing a royal court statement..
According to TheNewsTribe’s correspondents, half brother of King Abdullah and the long-serving interior minister of the kingdom, died in Geneva, Switzerland.
Nayef, interior minister since 1975, was the heir to Saudi King Abdullah and was appointed crown prince in October after the death of his elder brother and predecessor in the role, Crown Prince Sultan.
Nayef was recently abroad for medical treatment.
Pakistan’s state owned Radio reported that “Pakistan has termed the death of Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz as a great loss”.
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