Mohammed Al-Amoudi, the Ethiopian and Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, has been detained as part of a high profile anti-corruption probe in Saudi Arabia. (Photo: I-ARB Africa)
Factbox: Saudi Arabia detains princes, ministers in anti-corruption probe
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia detained 11 princes, four current ministers and tens of former ministers in a probe by a new anti-corruption body headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported.
According to a senior Saudi official who declined to be identified under briefing rules, those detained include:
- Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding
–Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, minister of the National Guard
- Prince Turki bin Abdullah, former governor of Riyadh province
- Khalid al-Tuwaijri, former chief of the Royal Court
- Adel Fakeih, Minister of Economy and Planning
- Ibrahim al-Assaf, former finance minister
- Abdullah al-Sultan, commander of the Saudi navy
- Bakr bin Laden, chairman of Saudi Binladin Group
- Mohammad al-Tobaishi, former head of protocol at the Royal Court
- Amr al-Dabbagh, former governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority
- Alwaleed al-Ibrahim, owner of television network MBC
- Khalid al-Mulheim, former director-general at Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Saoud al-Daweesh , former chief executive of Saudi Telecom 7010.SE
- Prince Turki bin Nasser, former head of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment
- Prince Fahad bin Abdullah bin Mohammad al-Saud, former deputy defence minister
- Saleh Kamel, businessman
- Mohammad al-Amoudi, businessman
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