From Worldatplay

Field Marshal Muhammad Abdul Qadir
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
In office 4 November 2006 — present
Political party	None (military officer)
Preceded by	King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	January 9 1952 (age 55) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Spouse	Samira Na'imah
Profession	Politician
Religion	Muslim (Sunni)
Languages	Arabic, English, Hebrew, German, Farsi
Other posts	Minister of Defence Chief of the Saudi Defence Staff Chairman of the State Command Council

Field Marshal Muhammad Abdul Qadir is the 8th Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. He is also the Saudi Minister of Defence.

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2006 Abortive Coup

In October 2006, a large part of the Royal Guard, and some of the National Guard, led by Bandar bin Abdul Aziz led a palace coup in Riyadh. It was rumoured that Bandar bin Abdul Aziz was highly religious and believed his relatives were becoming anti-Islamic. He organised with other Saudi Royals in the Royal Guard and National Guard for overthrow King Adbullah. The coup was incredibly violent, with several hundred dying, including the King and most of the top of the Royal Family. The coup was put down by The Airborne Brigade of the Saudi Arabian Army, led by Brigadier General Muhammad Abdul Qadir. The only Royal who both survived, and stayed in Saudi Arabia was Abdulaziz bin Fahd, who became King. He appointed Muhammad Abdul Qadir as Prime Minister, and they jointly appointed a new "Consultative Assembly".

Qadir has been silent about the Abortive Coup, all he has said was that he acted "in the hour of the nation's need". Some has asked how Qadir could have acted so rapidly, hinting that he had advanced knowledge of the Abortive Coup, while others point to the fact that the Airborne Brigade is usually deployed near Israel, and was redeployed near Riyadh a short time before the Coup. Qadir himself dimissed the latter concern by saying that the deployment was necessary to bring the Airborne Brigade closer to the main RSAF transport base, which would make training and combat deployment easier.

Most Western commentators have simply said that Qadir is opportunistic, and when he saw his chance to achieve prominence, he took it eagerly.

Prime Ministership

Ranks and Positions

• 1974: Second Lieutenant
• 1979: First Lieutenant
• 1983: Captain
• 1989: Major
• 1990: Lieutenant Colonel
• 1991: Colonel
• 2004: Brigadier General
• 2006: Field Marshal, Prime Minister
• 2007: Chairman of the State Command Council