Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz

Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud served as Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs, then headed the Ministry of Interior and held the post of Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister. On 10 Rajab 1436 AH, corresponding to 29 April 2015, he was chosen Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Council of Political and Security Affairs.[1][2][3]

His career is also associated with the establishment of security centers and academic chairs bearing his name, among them the two Mohammed bin Naif Counseling and Care Centers in Riyadh and Jeddah and the Mohammed bin Naif National Center for Physical Measurement and Assessment at King Fahd Security College.[4][5]

Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz was Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs when, on the evening of Thursday 6 Ramadan 1430 AH, he was the target of a terrorist attack, and the Ministry of Interior announced that its perpetrator was one of the previously announced wanted individuals.[1] On 8 Ramadan 1430 AH, officials of King Saud University offered congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, and to Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz on his safety from the terrorist attack that targeted him.[6]

In his capacity as Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Prince Mohammed bin Naif chaired on 13 Jumada al-Ula 1436 AH, corresponding to 4 March 2015, a meeting to accelerate the full transition to electronic transactions in all services provided by the Ministry to citizens and residents, and reviewed reports on the converted services and the number of operations: the converted services exceeded 160 services and the number of operations exceeded 800 million operations.[7]

In his capacity as Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Prince Mohammed bin Naif chaired on 10 Jumada al-Akhirah 1436 AH, corresponding to 30 March 2015, a meeting of the council in its forty-third session at his office in the Ministry of Interior.[8]

On 7 Rabi al-Akhir 1436 AH, corresponding to 27 January 2015, the royal confidence was issued appointing Prince Mohammed bin Naif as Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister, at which time he was Minister of Interior.[2]

Royal Order No. A/159 dated 10/7/1436 AH selected him as Crown Prince, and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud called for his pledge of allegiance at Al-Hukm Palace in Riyadh.[9] He received the pledge on the evening of 10 Rajab 1436 AH, corresponding to 29 April 2015, at Al-Hukm Palace in Riyadh, where Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, the princes, scholars, ministers, senior officials and crowds of citizens pledged allegiance to him on the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Messenger.[10]

The Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, blessed his selection as Crown Prince and his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Council of Political and Security Affairs.[3]

On 26 Ramadan 1438 AH, corresponding to 21 June 2017, he pledged allegiance at As-Safa Palace in Makkah to His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on the occasion of his selection as Crown Prince.[11]

On 27 Sha'ban 1435 AH, corresponding to 25 June 2014, it was announced that Prince Mohammed bin Naif, Minister of Interior, had approved the establishment of the Prince Mohammed bin Naif Chair for Security Studies at the University of Hail.[12]

At his office in the Ministry of Interior in Riyadh, on 21 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1435 AH, corresponding to 16 September 2014, he patronized the inauguration ceremony of the chair at the University of Hail and signed its establishment agreement.[13]

On 5 Dhu al-Hijjah 1435 AH, corresponding to 29 September 2014, the graduation of 30 beneficiaries of the second group at the two branches of the Mohammed bin Naif Counseling and Care Center in Riyadh and Jeddah was announced.[4] The center is recognized by the United Nations as a global expertise, and a direct line (990) was allocated to reach those suffering from intellectual problems, under the direction of Prince Mohammed bin Naif.[14]

On 22 Ramadan 1436 AH, corresponding to 8 July 2015, he directed that beneficiaries of the center's two branches be granted leave to spend Eid al-Fitr with their families.[15] His approval was issued on 13 Jumada al-Akhirah 1437 AH, corresponding to 22 March 2016, for the establishment of the Mohammed bin Naif National Center for Physical Measurement and Assessment at King Fahd Security College.[5]

Q: Who is Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz? A: He was Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs, then Minister of Interior, then Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister, and on 10 Rajab 1436 AH, corresponding to 29 April 2015, he was chosen Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Council of Political and Security Affairs.[1][2][3]

Q: When and where did he receive the pledge of allegiance as Crown Prince? A: He received it on the evening of 10 Rajab 1436 AH, corresponding to 29 April 2015, at Al-Hukm Palace in Riyadh, following Royal Order No. A/159 dated 10/7/1436 AH.[9][10]

Q: Which centers and chairs bear his name? A: The Prince Mohammed bin Naif Chair for Security Studies at the University of Hail, the Mohammed bin Naif National Center for Physical Measurement and Assessment at King Fahd Security College, and the two Mohammed bin Naif Counseling and Care Centers in Riyadh and Jeddah.[4][5][12][13]

Q: What is the most prominent work he chaired in developing the services of the Ministry of Interior? A: His chairing of the meeting to accelerate the full transition to electronic transactions on 13 Jumada al-Ula 1436 AH, corresponding to 4 March 2015, at which the converted services exceeded 160 and the operations exceeded 800 million.[7]