Turki bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
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Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (born May 11, 1968) in Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
, is a member of the Saudi Royal Family
House of Saud
The House of Saud , also called the Al Saud, is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia and one of the wealthiest and most powerful dynasties in the world. The family holds thousands of members...
. He is Prince Talal's
Talal ibn Abd al-Aziz
Prince Talal bin Abdul-Aziz , also called The Red Prince, is a senior member of the Saudi royal family, and has led the Arab Gulf Program For the United Nations Development since 1986. He is a former ambassador to France. He served as Minister of Communications till 1955 before the Ministry was...
fourth son.
Education
- Bachelor degree in "Political science", Graduated from the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurt (U.K), and from at the Army Aviation Academy (U.S.A).
Current Duties
- Personal Representative for H.R.H Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz.
- Colonel Pilot - Army Aviation (Royal Saudi Land Forces).
- The Mentor Foundation. - Chairman of MENTOR ARABIA.
- Arab Open University - Chairman of Advisory Committee on buildings of Arab Open University.
Some Participations
- Working Paper Addressed to the Arab American Institute- Washington, 1998 (Challenging Issues in U.S Middle East Relations: a Dialogue. (U.S.A)
- Working Paper Addressed to the Kuwait Economics Forum- Kuwait 2005.
- Opening Speech of the World Faiths Development Dialogue leaders Meeting, Canterbury, 2002.(U.K).
- Opening Speech of in Launching the Third Arab Human Development Report - UNDP, Jordan, 2005.
- Opening Speech at Ajman University of Science and Technology Network - United Arab Emirates -2010.
Highlights
- Has a great interest for humanitarian and relief works and intrepidity in exceptional circumstances, which are attributed to a number of factors involved in the formation of his persona in a Muslim society.
- Launched three relief campaigns for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza, one of them was "The Gaza War 2009", a three relief compaigns during the war at Lebanon in 2006 and in assisting Iraqi People after invasion and occupation.
- Performing intellectual meetings and various seminars, most notably "Ramdan seminars".
- Known for his national initiatives, e.g. the epic of Riyadh opining through the implementation of the project "Riyadh Gate" and the restoration of AlAnaqer historical Palace in "Tharmadaa" and several other initiatives.