3 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a policy that changed the face of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Jakarta – Since then, the Crown Prince has been named Kingdom of Saudi Arabia In 2017, Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) He introduced a new chapter in the history of the Kingdom of Islamic.

Through a variety of bold and controversial policies often, this conservative kingdom has not faced to a more open country.

He also diversified the economy and rearranged the position of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the geopolitical system of the world.

In the three main dimensions, the policies of the social economy and political geography of MBS have no significant impact in the country, but also an echo in the Middle East and the international world.

3 Muhammad bin Salman policies that changed the face of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1. Vision 2030 and efforts to escape depend on oil

Vision 2030 was launched in April 2016, which is the long strategy of Prince MBS to diversify the economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The goal is clear, which is to reduce dependence on oil, which was the backbone of the economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Some of the main elements of Vision 2030:

♦ Specializing part of the Saudi Aramco, the largest national oil company in the world. In December 2019, Aramco public subscription became one of the largest in history, raising more than $ 25.6 billion.
♦ Enhancing non -oil and gas sectors such as tourism, entertainment, logistical services, mining and technology.
♦ Increasing workers’ participation from 22 % in 2016 to more than 35 % in 2023.
♦ Huge infrastructure projects, such as Neom and Qiddiya (Entertainment area) and the Red Sea project (Tourism Resort).

2. Expanding women’s rights and developing the entertainment industry

♦ Expanding women’s rights

One of the most repair aspects of the Prince MBS era is to expand women’s rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The major changes in women famous for leadership are allowed in June 2018, and the male trustee system relieves women to travel abroad without the permission of the parents, and the participation of women in the workforce that increased the progress in the banking, aviation and even military sectors.