Crown Prince
Khalid bin Abdulaziz was named Crown Prince in 1965 to succeed King Faisal, after Khalid's older full-brother Prince Muhammad declined a place in the succession. Prince Khalid was also appointed first deputy premier. His main task was to govern all organisational and executive powers of the Council of Ministers. He also dealt with the affairs of the Governorate of Mecca on behalf of King Faisal. However, Crown Prince Khalid was not active in daily issues, but acted as a representative during King Faisal's absences in meetings or ceremonies.
One of the speculations about Khalid bin Abdulaziz's selection as crown prince was his lack of predilection for politics. In short, by selecting Prince Khaled as Crown Prince the Saudi family could create intra-familial consensus.
Read more about this topic: Khalid Of Saudi Arabia
Famous quotes containing the words crown and/or prince:
“She will sing the song that pleaseth you,
And on your eyelids crown the god of sleep,
Charming your blood with pleasing heaviness.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Much more frequent in Hollywood than the emergence of Cinderella is her sudden vanishing. At our party, even in those glowing days, the clock was always striking twelve for someone at the height of greatness; and there was never a prince to fetch her back to the happy scene.”
—Ben Hecht (1893–1964)