Who is Turki King?
Turki bin Faisal Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن فيصل آل سعود Turkī ibn Fayṣal Āl Su’ūd; Turkish: Türki bin Faysal Al Suud) (born 15 February 1945), known also as Turki Al Faisal, is a Saudi prince and former politician and diplomat. He is the chairman of King Faisal Foundation’s Center for Research and Islamic Studies.
What does the name Turki mean?
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : of or relating to the peoples of Turkic speech. 2 : of or relating to any central Asian Turkic language particularly of the eastern group. Turki.
Does Saudi crown prince have a wife?
Sara bint Mashour Al Saud (Arabic: سارة بنت مشهور آل سعود) is a member of the Saudi royal family and the spouse of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman….
| Sara bint Mashour Al Saud | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud ( m. 2008) |
| Issue | Prince Salman Prince Mashhur Princess Fahda Princess Noura Prince Abdulaziz |
How many wives does the prince of Saudi Arabia have?
How many wives does Prince Salman have? Salman bin Abdulaziz has been married three times. As of 2017, he had thirteen children. His first wife was Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi, who died aged 71 in late-July 2011.
Who is Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud?
Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud, second son of Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, brother of Faisal and grandson of King Faisal, was born in Riyadh on the 4th June 1983. The Prince had rare opportunity being allowed by his father to take up the steering wheel of the grey Nissan Patrol at the age of nine.
When did Turki bin Faisal Al Saud resign?
From 1979 to 2001, Prince Turki was the director general of Al Mukhabarat Al ‘Ammah, Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency, resigning the position on 1 September 2001, some ten days before the September 11 attacks in which 14 Saudi nationals hijacked commercial American airliners.
Who are the brothers of Prince Turki bin Faisal?
He is full-brother of Sara bint Faisal, Mohammed bin Faisal, Latifa bint Faisal, Saud bin Faisal, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, Bandar bin Faisal, Luluwah bint Faisal and Haifa bint Faisal. In May 1978 Time magazine reported that Prince Turki was the favorite son of Queen Iffat.
Where did Turki bin Faisal go to school?
Turki bin Faisal received his primary and some secondary education at a school in Taif built by his parents. When he was fourteen, his father sent him to Lawrenceville, New Jersey to complete his secondary education at the Lawrenceville School from which he graduated in 1963.