Overview
- The 90-year-old monarch left Riyadh’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital on Friday after completing examinations, according to a Royal Court statement carried by state media.
- Authorities characterized the test results as reassuring and indicated his condition was stable, without disclosing the purpose or findings of the tests.
- He chaired a cabinet meeting earlier in the week, while Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman continues to handle day-to-day governance.
- Recent medical history includes treatment for lung infections in 2024, a 2022 colonoscopy and pacemaker battery replacement, and gallbladder surgery in 2020.
- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari posted messages expressing concern and praying for the king’s swift recovery.