Riyadh: Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud left Riyadh on an Asian tour that will take him to Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Japan, China, Maldives and Jordan.
He delegated Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud to run the Kingdom’s affairs during his absence.
He was seen off at King Khalid international airport by his advisor Prince Abdul-Elah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud and other royals and seen state officials, according to SPA.
A top level delegation is accompanying the King, including Prince Khalid bin Fahd bin Mohammed; Prince Mansour bin Saud bin Abdul-Aziz and other senior protocol officials.