Saudi Gazette report

Riyadh — Arab youth overwhelmingly support the reforms Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, is spearheading and view him as a strong leader who will shape the region over the next decade, according to the 10th annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey 2018 released on Tuesday.

Asked about the reforms introduced by the Crown Prince, 88 percent of young Arabs support Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow women to drive and 86 percent (94 percent among young Saudis) support his anti-corruption drive.

An overwhelming 91 percent of respondents support Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s decision to appoint Prince Muhammad Bin Salman as the Crown Prince.

Some 90 percent of respondents believe that Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman will take Saudi Arabia in the right direction. A total of 97 percent of respondents consider the Crown Prince to be a strong leader.

An overwhelming 92 percent of Saudi youth (94 percent Saudi women and 91 percent Saudi men) are highly confident that the Crown Prince’s Vision 2030 will be a success.

Arab youth, particularly in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, expect the Crown Prince to have a bigger impact on the region over the next decade than any other Arab leader.

For this year’s survey, international polling firm PSB Research conducted 3,500 face-to-face interviews with exclusively Arab men and women in Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Yemen and the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain.

The sample comprised 50 percent male and 50 percent female respondents.