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World

King Abdullah removes deputy defence minister

Published April 20, 2013 Updated April 20, 2013 02:32pm

imageRIYADH: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has removed veteran deputy defence minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan from his post, state media reported on Saturday, latest move in a reshuffle among princes holding government jobs in the US-allied kingdom.

Prince Khaled was head of the Saudi armed forces during the 1991 Gulf War but was passed over for the job of Defence Minister in 2011 after the death of his father, Crown Prince Sultan, who had held the position for five decades.

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