Salman, too, is a Sudeiri, but his appointment represented a significant change, partly owing to his relative youth (78 years old). Indeed, perhaps to satisfy the desire of the United States, a key ally, for a new generation of Saudi rulers, the 89-year-old Abdullah passed over his octogenarian brothers and appointed the youngest, 65-year-old Prince Migrin, as Second Deputy, putting him first in line to the throne after Salman.
萨尔曼也是苏德里七兄弟之一，但他被任命为王储代表了一项重大变化，部分是因为他相对比较年轻（78岁）。事实上，也许是为了满足重要盟友美国对新一代沙特统治者的愿望，92岁的阿卜杜拉否决了所有耄耋之年的兄弟，而是任命最年轻的65岁的米格林（Migrin）王子为第二副王储，仅次于萨尔曼。