NEW : A classified U.S. Embassy cable leaked by the website WikiLeaks described Nayef as a hard-line conservative who was lukewarm to King Abdullah 's reform initiatives . Salman is a half -brother of Prince Nayef . He becomes next in line to the throne of the oil-rich kingdom . Salman retains his post as defense minister and becomes deputy prime minister . His predecessor , Salman , was buried 76 .
NEW : Salman is a half -brother of Prince Nayef . He becomes next in line to the throne of the oil-rich kingdom . Salman retains his post as defense minister and becomes deputy prime minister . His predecessor , Salman , was buried 76 .