Saudi King Salman will undergo a treatment at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation, the state news agency said on Sunday.
The announcement was made hours after he underwent medical tests.
Citing the royal court, the state news agency said the 88-year-old King would be treated with antibiotics until the inflammation subsides.
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Earlier on Sunday, Salman underwent medical tests at the royal clinics at Al Salam Palace due to “high temperature and joint pain”, the state news agency said.
The king was last admitted to hospital in April for a routine checkup, state TV reported then.
King Salman, the custodian of Islam’s holiest sites, became ruler of the world’s top oil exporter in 2015 after spending more than 2-1/2 years as the crown prince and deputy Premier.
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and was also Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022.
The 25th son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, he assumed the throne on 23 January 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 18 June 2012 to 23 January 2015.
Salman is the third oldest living head of state, the oldest living monarch, and Saudi Arabia’s first head of state born after the unification of Saudi Arabia.
He has a reported personal wealth of at least $18 billion, which makes him the third wealthiest royal in the world and one of the wealthiest individuals in the world.
Reuters
