King Salman Abdul Aziz left the Jeddah hospital on Sunday for a medical examination, including a colonoscopy, according to a statement from the royal court reported by the official Saudi news agency and media.
And King Salman appeared in a video broadcast by the news agency late Sunday, as he was leaving the hospital, walking slowly and leaning on a stick, while Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and officials were by his side. Were, before being transported by car.
The statement said that King Salman “left King Faisal Specialized Hospital in Jeddah after undergoing medical examinations and successfully completing his treatment and recovery program.”
AFP says it is rare for the kingdom to release health information about the 86-year-old king, who has led the oil government since 2015 after spending more than two and a half years as crown prince and deputy prime minister. Prime Minister.
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And the royal court announced in a statement a week ago that King Salman had performed a “colonoscopy” and that the result was correct, and that “the medical team decided to stay in the hospital for a while to rest.”
According to the Saudi news agency, King Salman arrived in Riyadh hospital in March for “medical tests” and “replacement of a pacemaker battery.”
In July 2020, he underwent cholecystectomy and in 2010 underwent disc herniation surgery on his spine.
Ever since she came to power after the death of her brother, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the kingdom has embarked on a series of ambitious economic reforms to diversify its oil-dependent economy, in addition to giving women more rights, but a foreign policy. Accepted firmly. Politics and at the head of a military alliance entered the Yemeni war.
The king opened the doors of power for the younger generation of the Al-Saud dynasty to take power, so he made a significant change in the caliphate and appointed his son Muhammad as crown prince.
Source: Lebanon Debate
