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Mohammed bin Salman

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 2017 to present

Launched Vision 2030 to diversify the oil economy and eased some social rules, including letting women drive, while jailing critics. US intelligence concluded he approved the operation that led to the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which he denies.

Mohammed bin Salman sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly tech-optimist on technology and strongly nationalist on nation.

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Where Mohammed bin Salman sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Mohammed bin Salman

Emperor Meiji Emperor of Japan, 1867 to 191284%Park Chung-hee President of South Korea, 1961 to 197982%Catherine the Great Empress of Russia, 1762 to 179682%Deng Xiaoping Paramount leader of China, 1978 to 199281%Ferdinand Marcos President of the Philippines, 1965 to 198680%Suharto President of Indonesia, 1967 to 199880%

Leaders furthest from Mohammed bin Salman

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement0%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 20158%Václav Havel President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, 1989 to 200316%

Political views closest to Mohammed bin Salman

State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…85%MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.76%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…75%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: وكالة الأنباء السعودية, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.