Prince Mohammed Bin Saad Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visited Argentina last week on a private trip intended to visit tourist places and analyze possible businesses, they confirmed to Clarion Foreign Ministry sources.
On his own plane, the prince arrived with his wife, the Princess of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mashail Bint Mohammed Bin Saud Bin Khalid Al Saud to Jorge Newbery Airport and then embarked on a flight to Iguazú Falls.
Furthermore, his delegation was made up of officials from the Riyadh government, and his custody in a “protocol” visit that, however, He launched all the Argentine security devices. Upon his return from the falls, he spent a few hours in Buenos Aires and then returned to his country.
In 2018, the then president Mauricio Macri met alone with Prince Mohamed from Saudi Arabia to participate in the meeting of the Group of 20. When he came for this summit, the prince brought dozens of security guards and electronic devices.
The prince is in the eye of criticism from around the world for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey in 2018.
At the end of 2021, Macri traveled to Saudi Arabia on the occasion of a “personal invitation from the Prince of Saudi Arabia for a ten-day visit. The deputy judge of Dolores, Martín Bava, had prosecuted him for alleged espionage on relatives of the victims of the San Juan submarine and had to authorize him to travel. Months later, judicial operation K fell apart and the prosecution was annulled and the case closed due to the absence of a crime.
The former president frequently travels to Riyadh for “personal business” but this time he “did not meet” with the prince in Buenos Aires, said a Macri spokesperson from Clarín.
According to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Forbes magazine has estimated the fortune of the Al Saud family at 1.6 trillion dollars in total.
The best-known members of that family are Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud (67), who would have about $20 billion, and Mohamed Bin Salman (36), the crown prince, who would have about $5 billion.
Mohamed has a luxury yacht named Serene, 134 meters long and valued at 485 million euros, and on one of its walls he has the Salvatore Mundi hanging, supposedly by Leonardo de Vinci, which he bought at auction for 389 million euros. euros.
The prince is promoting a project called Vision 2030 that aims to turn the country into the economic epicenter that connects Europe, Africa and Asia, according to the newspaper El Mundo.
In addition, Argentina has sporting ties with the oil country. For example, Marcelo Gallardo was fired last week from Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, but he remains the coach of the Arab club. Before, his team drew 1-1 with Al Khaalej, which left him out of the next Asian Champions League.
