AKIPRESS.COM - Arabia has replaced some of its top military officers in a series of personnel changes that elevate a younger generation bring a woman into a senior government job and tighten Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s grip on power, Reuters reported.

In a reshuffle announced late on Monday, the military chief of staff, air defense and land forces heads and senior defense and interior ministry officials were removed.

Tamadur bint Youssef al-Ramah became deputy labor minister, a rare high-level job for a woman in the deeply conservative kingdom.

The crown prince, who at 32 is also defense minister and heir apparent, has promised reforms to wean Saudi Arabia off oil exports, create jobs and open up Saudis’ cloistered lifestyles.

Since rising to prominence three years ago, he has also removed a number of apparent rivals to the throne.