In this Wednesday, May 2, 2012 photo, Prince Ahmed bin Abdul-Aziz arrives before the Interior ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council &quot;GCC&quot; meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Prince Ahmed was promoted from deputy interior minister to take Nayef's place leading the ministry, which has played the front-line role in crackdowns on Islamic militants following the Sept. 11 attacks. The move appears to put Ahmed, believed to be in his early 70s, in a position to be in line for the throne. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)