MBS
The Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, highlighted as part of a 'new generation of leaders' in the Middle East forging strong business and strategic alliances with the United States under Trump.
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Summary
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, known as MBS, is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, holding the titles of Crown Prince and Prime Minister. Born on August 31, 1985, he is the heir apparent and grandson of the nation's founder, Ibn Saud. After earning a law degree, he rose through the ranks, becoming Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister in 2015, Crown Prince in 2017, and Prime Minister in 2022. MBS has initiated significant social and economic reforms, including reducing the influence of the religious establishment and improving women's rights, notably lifting the ban on female drivers and weakening the male-guardianship system. His Vision 2030 plan aims to diversify the Saudi economy away from oil. In foreign policy, MBS has pursued an assertive approach, strengthening ties with China, expanding relations with emerging economies, and coordinating energy policy with Russia, while also being a key figure in strategic pivots in the Middle East, including significant investments with the United States to counter China's influence. However, his leadership is marked by authoritarianism, repression of dissidents, and controversies such as the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, the Qatar diplomatic crisis, and the 2021 CIA conclusion that he ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Extracted Attributes
Born
1985-08-31
Known As
MBS, MbS
Education
Bachelor's degree in law from King Saud University
Full Name
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
Nationality
Saudi Arabian
Current Titles
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
Governance Style
Authoritarian, represses political dissidents through imprisonment and torture
Economic Reliance
Saudi economy remains heavily reliant on oil despite diversification efforts
Key Policy Initiatives
Vision 2030, curtailing Wahhabi religious establishment influence, improving women's rights (lifting ban on female drivers, weakening male-guardianship system), assertive foreign policy
Foreign Policy Doctrine (associated)
Commerce above chaos
Timeline
- Became an advisor to his father, King Salman. (Source: Wikipedia)
2009
- Appointed Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister after his father became king. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2015
- Promoted to Crown Prince. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2017
- Began leading a purge of competing Saudi political and economic elites, seizing assets and cementing control. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2017
- Removed the ban on female drivers in Saudi Arabia. (Source: Wikipedia)
2018
- Involved in a diplomatic dispute with Canada. (Source: Wikipedia)
2018
- Weakened the male-guardianship system in Saudi Arabia. (Source: Wikipedia)
2019
- A United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) report concluded that he had ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2021
- Succeeded his father as Prime Minister. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2022
Wikipedia
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Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, romanized: Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), also known as MBS or MbS, is the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, formally serving as Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He is the heir apparent to the Saudi throne, the seventh son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and the grandson of the nation's founder, Ibn Saud. Mohammed is the first child of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his third wife, Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain. After obtaining a law degree from King Saud University, he became an advisor to his father in 2009. He was appointed deputy crown prince and defense minister after his father became king in 2015, then promoted to crown prince in 2017. Mohammed succeeded his father as prime minister in 2022. Since his appointment as crown prince in 2017, Mohammed has introduced a series of social and economic reforms; these include curtailing the influence of the Wahhabi religious establishment by restricting the powers of the religious police and improving women's rights, removing the ban on female drivers in 2018, and weakening the male-guardianship system in 2019. However, he also continues to repress women's rights activists. His Saudi Vision 2030 program aims to reduce the Saudi economy's reliance on oil through investment in other sectors such as technology and tourism. Despite these attempts at greater economic diversification, the Saudi economy remains heavily reliant on oil. Under Mohammed, Saudi Arabia has pursued an "aggressive" foreign policy aimed at increasing the country's regional and international influence and attracting greater foreign investment. The Kingdom has coordinated energy policy with Russia, strengthened its relations with China, and expanded diplomatic and commercial relations with emerging economies and regional powers in Africa, South America, and Asia. Mohammed was the architect of the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen and was involved in the escalation of the Qatar diplomatic crisis, as well as a 2018 diplomatic dispute with Canada. Mohammed leads an authoritarian government. Those regarded as political dissidents are systematically repressed through methods including imprisonment and torture; citizens face arrest for social media posts that mildly criticise government policies. Between 2017 and 2019, he led the purge of competing Saudi political and economic elites, alleging that they were involved in corruption and seizing up to US$800 billion in assets and cash and cementing control over Saudi politics. A 2021 report by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) found that Mohammed had ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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- Mortgage-backed security - Wikipedia
A mortgage-backed security (MBS) is a type of asset-backed security (an "instrument") which is secured by a mortgage or collection of mortgages. The mortgages are aggregated and sold to a group of individuals (a government agency or investment bank) that securitizes, or packages, the loans together into a security that investors can buy. Bonds securitizing mortgages are usually treated as a separate class, termed residential; another class is commercial, depending on whether the underlying [...] As of 2021, the volume of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) outstanding in the United States has surpassed 12 trillion U.S. dollars, marking a significant growth in the market size. This expansion reflects the increasing role of MBS in the financing of residential real estate, demonstrating the importance of these securities in the overall financial system and housing market. According to the Bond Market Association, gross US issuance of agency MBS was: [...] Most bonds "Bond (finance)") backed by mortgages are classified as an MBS. This can be confusing because a security derived from an MBS is also called an MBS. To distinguish the basic MBS bond from other mortgage-backed instruments, the qualifier pass-through is used, in the same way that "vanilla" designates an option "Option (finance)") with no special features. Subtypes of mortgage-backed security include:
- [PDF] mbs fact sheet - Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
MBS FACT SHEET FACT SHEET | 2011 1 MBS Overview Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are fixed-income securities that utilize mortgage loans as collateral and the source of funds for payments on the security. The creation of MBS begins with a financial institution such as a bank or credit union extend-ing a mortgage loan to a borrower. The lender will then “pool” groups of loans with similar characteristics to create securities themselves, or sell the loans to issuers of mortgage-backed securities [...] are issued or guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or by the government agency Ginnie Mae are referred to as “agency MBS”. At approximately $5.5 trillion, the agency MBS market is more than four times the size of the non-agency market. MBS issued by Ginnie Mae or one of the GSEs carries a guaran-tee of payment of the scheduled principal and interest due on the underlying mortgages even if payments on the underlying mortgages are not made by [...] Fee 0.25% Gfee 0.30% Pass-through rate 5.45% MBS may also be issued as Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) or Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS), which involves the allocation of payments of principal and interest into distinct ‘tranches’. CMOs and RMBS are multiclass structures that give investors a choice of short, intermediate and long-term maturities, as well as varying levels of exposure to credit risk, allowing issuers to reach a wider range of investors than normally
- Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS): Definition and Types of ...
An MBS is an investment, essentially a share in a large basket of mortgages. As each homeowner pays off their loans, the loan payments provide a steady income stream for investors who hold MBS. [...] Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are investments like bonds. Each MBS is a share in of a bundle of home loans and other real estate debt bought from the banks or government entities that issued them. Investors in mortgage-backed securities receive periodic payments like bond coupon payments. [...] ### Key Takeaways Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS):max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/MBS-c5e8072c892f47058ff0740d8e8c38d5.jpg) Julie Bang / Investopedia ## Understanding Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) MBS are asset-backed securities formed by pooling together mortgages. The investor who buys a mortgage-backed security is essentially lending money to homebuyers. An MBS can be bought and sold through a broker. The minimum investment varies between issuers.
- What does MBS stand for? - Abbreviations.com
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- Mohammed bin Salman - Wikipedia
In the aftermath of Khashoggi's death, multiple commentators referred to Mohammed as "Mister Bone Saw", a play on the initials MBS. The name refers to the alleged use of a bone saw to dispose of Khashoggi's remains. [...] minister of defence. [...] ## Contents ## Early life, education and career Mohammed bin Salman was born on 31 August 1985 to Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (later King of Saudi Arabia) and his third wife, Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain. He is the eldest of his mother's six children and the eighth child and seventh son of his father. His full siblings include Prince Turki and Defense Minister Prince Khalid. Mohammed holds a bachelor's degree in law from King Saud University, where he graduated second in his class.
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