US EditionSaudi King Salman Having Tests in Hospital, State Media Says
King Salman, 90, is undergoing routine tests at King Faisal Specialist Hospital amid ongoing health monitoring following past surgeries and lung inflammation, officials said.
- The Royal Court said on Friday, January 16, 2026, that Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 90-year-old monarch, is undergoing medical tests at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh.
- In recent years, King Salman has undergone multiple procedures, including gallbladder surgery in 2020, a pacemaker battery change in March 2022, and a May 2022 colonoscopy with hospitalization.
- King Salman has reigned since 2015 while Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, named crown prince in 2017, acts as de facto ruler, and state news agency SPA said the king last chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
- Because he leads the world's biggest crude oil exporter, King Salman's health carries implications for governance and markets as Saudi officials have long sought to quell speculation.
- State reports note he recovered from lung infections in 2024, and the Royal Court described him as `Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques-- may God protect him` while framing the visit as medical examinations.
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Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodaySaudi King Salman, 90, leaves Riyadh hospital, royal court says health ‘reassuring’
RIYADH, Jan 17 — Saudi Arabia’s 90-year-old King Salman was discharged from hospital after undergoing medical tests in the capital Riyadh, the kingdom’s Royal Court said on Friday, adding that the results were “reassuring”.The monarch “left the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh today (Friday) after undergoing medical tests that proved reassuring”, the royal court said in a statement shared on state media, having announced his admission e…
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 90 years old, was excavated from King Faisal Hospital in Riad, following medical examinations resulting from “indicative”, announced Friday the Royal Court, quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency, reports AFP.
Saudi King admitted to hospital for medical tests
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz left a hospital on Friday after undergoing "reassuring" medical tests, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). A statement issued by Royal Court today said he was undergoing medical tests at Riyadh's King Faisal Specialist Hospital. In a subsequent update, SPA said he left today left today after "completing the medical examinations, which were reassuring". #الديوان_الملكي: غادر #خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين ا…
Al Arabiya
The Siasat DailySaudi Arabia's King Salman undergoes medical tests
Report: Saudi King Salman Undergoing Medical Tests in Hospital
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