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Saudi Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah was among the 11 Saudi elite figures to be arrested on Saturday on charges of corruption as per an order issued by the King.
On a list containing the names of ministers and prominent businessmen accused by the newly-formed anti-corruption committee of corrupt practices and the signing of irregular arms deals, Mutaib bin Abdullah's name came third.
He stands accused of "misappropriations and fake deals and the award of contracts to companies affiliated with him, in addition to arms deals in his ministry."
Below, Al-Masry Al-Youm traces the main events of bin Abdullah's life.
Born on October 12, 1953 in the village of al-Ulya in northern Saudi Arbia, bin Abdullah is the third son of late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Having received...