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critical risk$2+ billion (personal), controls $700B sovereign fund
Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Ruler, War Crimes Perpetrator
Overview
Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia who received a $110 billion arms deal from Trump and later invested $2 billion in Jared Kushner's fund. He is implicated in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Yemen genocide.
Key Affiliations
Controversies & Concerns
Jamal Khashoggi murder ordered by MBS per CIA assessment
Yemen war causing 400,000+ deaths including 85,000 children
Trump arms deal providing weapons for Yemen genocide
$2 billion investment in Kushner fund despite objections
Purge of rivals at Ritz Carlton
Human rights abuses against dissidents
Related Investigations (9)
Bribery & CorruptionCorruption
Tier 2
criticalForeign Influence OperationsNational Security
Tier 3
criticalKushner Security Clearance ScandalNational Security
Tier 3
criticalKhashoggi Murder Cover-upForeign Corruption
Tier 1
criticalKushner-Saudi $2 Billion Deal: Corruption or Coincidence?Political Corruption
Tier 4
highQatar Blockade ExtortionCorruption
Tier 4
criticalSaudi Arms Deal InvestigationCriminal Justice
Tier 2
criticalSaudi Arabia ConnectionsCriminal Justice
Tier 2
criticalYemen War: America's Hidden GenocideMilitary & Foreign Policy
Tier 1
criticalCriminal Charges & Violations
11 documented violations
Rome Statute Article 7 (Crimes Against Humanity)Khashoggi Murder; CIA assessment concluded MBS ordered the assassination and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi(International Criminal)
Rome Statute Article 8 (War Crimes)Yemen War Crimes; Directing military campaign causing 400,000+ deaths including deliberate targeting of civilians(International Criminal)
Geneva Convention IV Article 147Grave Breaches; Willful killing, torture, extensive destruction not justified by military necessity in Yemen(International Humanitarian Law)
UN Convention Against TortureSystematic Torture; Torture of dissidents including women's rights activists detained during crackdowns(International)
18 U.S.C. § 1116Murder of Internationally Protected Person; Khashoggi was a US resident journalist murdered in consulate(US Federal)
18 U.S.C. § 2332Extraterritorial Murder; Ordering killing of US person outside United States(US Federal)
Arms Export Control ActWeapons Diversion; US weapons provided under $110B deal used for war crimes in Yemen violating end-use agreements(US Law)
Rome Statute Article 7(1)(h)Persecution; Systematic persecution of dissidents, journalists, women's rights activists(International Criminal)
UN Charter Article 2(4)Blockade Violations; Naval blockade of Yemen contributing to world's worst humanitarian crisis(International)
ICCPR Articles 6, 7, 9Arbitrary Detention; Mass detention and extrajudicial killings of critics including at Ritz Carlton purge(International)
Global Magnitsky ActHuman Rights Violations; Multiple US officials called for Magnitsky sanctions for Khashoggi murder(US Law)
Known Associates & Connections
Donald Trump
$110B arms deal, Khashoggi cover-up
Jared Kushner
$2 billion investment after leaving office
Sources & Documentation
2 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
- Born
- August 31, 1985
- Birthplace
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Also Known As
- MBS, Mr. Bone Saw
Education
- •Law, King Saud University
Key Timeline
1985
Born in Riyadh
2017
Named Crown Prince
2017
Trump announces $110B arms deal
2018
Orders killing of Jamal Khashoggi (October)
2022
$2 billion investment in Kushner fund