Saudi King Salman Undergoes Tests for Lung Infection, Royal Court Says

No other details were provided about the 88-year-old monarch, who has ruled the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, since 2015.

Saudi King Salman attends the G20 Leaders' Summit via videoconference at the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 30, 2021. Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP

Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud underwent medical tests for a lung infection on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the royal court.

“May God protect the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and grant him health and wellness,” the royal court said in a statement released by the state-run Saudi Press Agency on Oct. 6.