Modernising Saudi: Prince Mohammed has pitched his Vision 2030 reforms. Pictured is him with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
DUBAI/RIYADH: The powerful young prince behind modernising reforms in Saudi Arabia presents himself as the champion of his nation's plugged-in youth, and his visit to Silicon Valley this week sought to bolster that image.
The 31-year-old Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unabashedly pitched his "Vision 2030" reforms at the 70% of the staid Islamic kingdom's people younger than him, promising to unlock their "talent, potential and dedication".
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