Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has been hospitalised to undergo medical tests.
According to the Kingdom’s state news agency (SPA), he was admitted to the King Faisal Specialist hospital in Riyadh.
A statement from the royal court was cited, revealing the 84-year-old’s hospitalisation, which also stated he had been diagnosed with an inflamed gallbladder. However, no further details on his condition have been provided.
King Salman took to the throne in 2015 after his half-brother King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died.
Two years after taking to the throne, King Salman appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
Since then, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has made drastic changes for the better in the Kingdom, especially for women.
Under his Vision 2030 initiative, an ambitious post-oil economic plan, there has been a major focus on women’s rights in the Kingdom.
Just three months after he stepped into the role in 2017, the Crown Prince revealed in a royal decree, women would be able to secure driving licenses from June 2018.
Then, in March 2018, it was announced by the Ministry of Justice that women who are divorced in the country would be able to instantly retain custody of their children.
Under his plans, women are now also able to attend sports events in stadiums in three cities, female students in the Kingdom are now allowed to carry their phones while on campus and as of August 2019, women aged over 21 are now allowed to travel independently.
