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| | Saudi Arabia's Will to Power |
 | | This was best characterized with the appointment of his second eldest son, Prince Muhammad, to the governorship of the oil-rich Eastern Province of Al Hasa, from which Saudi Arabia derives its massive wealth. |
| | In addition to this set of principal actors, three other princes from a branch of the family that is no longer in line for the throne deserve mention as key players: Princes Khaled, Saud and Turki, the sons of the late King Faysal. |
| | Princes Saud bin Faysal and Turki bin Faysal, the minister of foreign affairs and the director of general intelligence, respectively, have gained enormous influence under the regency of the heir apparent, testimony to their reputations and professional Western-style managerial techniques. |
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