| Turki bin Talal Al Saud | |||||
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 Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the World Economic Forum | |||||
| Governor of 'Asir Region | |||||
| In office | 27 December 2018 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Faisal bin Khalid | ||||
| Monarch | King Salman | ||||
| Born | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
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| House | Al Saud | ||||
| Father | Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Mother | Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Al Angari | ||||
Turki bin Talal Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) is a Saudi prince, politician, and military officer who is serving as the governor of Asir since 2018.
Early life and education
Prince Turki is Prince Talal's fourth son. His blood sister is Sara bint Talal.[1] Their mother is Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Al Angari who was the third wife of Prince Talal.[1] She died in 2008.[1]
Prince Turki has a BSc in political science. He was educated in Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK and in United States Air Force Academy. He received an honorary doctorate degree in management from Amman Arab University in 2015.
Career
Prince Turki served in the Royal Saudi Air Force as a pilot, eventually reaching the rank of brigadier general. He also served as personal representative of his father, Prince Talal bin AbdulAziz Al Saud and as chairman of the Board of Trustees at Mentor Arabia[2][3]
Other activities
- Group meetings, most notably the Ramadan seminars, and are concerned with heritage.
- He was famous for his patriotic role, most notably the completion of reconciliation efforts between tribes in retribution cases, in addition to a variety of patriotism, embodying the epic of the conquest of Riyadh through the Riyadh Gate project and the restoration of the historic Al-Anaqer Palace in Thurmada and others.
- He led an urgent relief operation for the Palestinian brothers, in which several international, Arab and local organizations participated, which resulted in his visit to the occupied territories and his prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
- He led relief operations, most notably ground relief for NGOs during the Israeli war in July 2006 on Lebanon, and during the Israeli attack on Gaza in January 2009, transporting medical relief materials, transporting the wounded, and bringing in food for those affected in time of war.
- Establishing humanitarian relief initiatives, such as the initiative We Answer the Appeal for the Relief of Syrian Refugees (according to which he was awarded the Distinguished Arab Personality Award in Relief Work).
- Received the honor of His Highness the Governor of the Riyadh region for the participants in the “Thameen Initiative” projects to support the urban heritage in the region.
- He heads the supervisory board for the buildings of the Arab Open University, which has implemented five universities in five Arab countries, namely Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Egypt, and the implementation of three other buildings is being supervised.
Family
Prince Turki's former wife is his cousin, Sara bint Abdullah, a daughter of King Abdullah, who is Turki's father's brother.[4] They have one son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Talal Al Saud.[4] Prince Turki also has four daughters: Princess Al Anood, Princess Alia, Princess Abeer and Princess Al Jawhara.
References
- 1 2 3 "Royal rivalries force princess into exile; Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz claims political asylum in Britain". The Ottawa Citizen. 9 July 2012. ProQuest 1024460632. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "HRH Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". The Mentor Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ "President's charity auction will participate in the royal people". Sekunde.lt (in Lithuanian). 30 September 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- 1 2 "رسالة من ابناء واحفاد الملك عبدالله رحمه الله". Almrsal (in Arabic). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2020.