It's difficult to see it that way because being young or old is not really the criteria for the Saudi leaders. It's the opposite for this man, because the education is the biggest factor. The previous king hasn't even completed high school, and he was just... way too simple and knew nothing about politics. This guy got a bachelor's degree in politics and he's already received super positively in Saudi Arabia from both the religious and non-religious, especially because they have already seen a lot of positive changes done by him in the past few years.