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		</div><p>Saudi Arabia’s octogenarian monarch has undergone medical tests and had the battery of his pacemaker changed, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.</p>
<p>King Salman will rest for several days following the procedure and “successful medical tests”, the news agency said.</p>
<p>Government-produced images showed the 86-year-old leaving the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the capital, Riyadh, hunched forward and using a cane, but otherwise walking unassisted.</p>
<p>He was accompanied by an entourage that included his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.</p>
<p>The monarch’s health is closely watched because he holds absolute power in the kingdom.</p>
<p>He has appointed his 36-year-old son, Prince Mohammed, as his successor, but has already empowered him to lead day-to-day affairs.</p>
<p>The crown prince’s assertive and brazen style of leadership, as well as his consolidation of power and sidelining of potential rivals, has been controversial.</p>
<p>He has denied any involvement in the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, contradicting Western intelligence assessments.</p>
<p>In July 2020, King Salman was admitted to hospital for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder. He spent 10 days in hospital, during which the gall bladder was removed.</p>
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