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Turkī bin Muqrin Āl Saʿūd (in arabo تركي بن مقرن بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ?; 1973) è un principe, aviatore e imprenditore saudita, membro della famiglia reale Āl Saʿūd. È presidente dell'Accademia di volo "Rabigh Ali" e della Federazione saudita di sport aerei.
Turki bin Muqrin Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن مقرن بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود; born 1973) is a pilot, businessman, the CEO of Rabigh Wings Aviation Academy (RWAA), and a member of the House of Saud. He also is the president of the Saudi Air Sports Federation.
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House of Saud is a translation of Al Saud, an Arabic dynastic name formed by adding the word Al (meaning "family of" or "House of") to the personal name of an ancestor. In the case of the Al Saud, the ancestor is Saud ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin, the father of the dynasty's 18th century founder Muhammad bin Saud (Muhammad, son of Saud). The surname "Al...
Origins and early history
The earliest recorded ancestor of the Al Saud was Mani' ibn Rabiah Al-Muraydi, who settled in Diriyah in 1446–1447 with his clan, the Mrudah. The Mrudah are believed to be descended from the Banu Hanifa branch of the larger Rabi'ah tribal confederation [clarification needed]. The Banu Hanifa played an important role in shaping the Middle East and Arabia from the 6th century, with prominent theologians such as Maslama ibn Ḥabībdescending from this tribe. Mani' was invited to Diriyah by a relat...
Emirate of Diriyah
The First Saudi State was founded in 1727. This period was marked by conquest of neighboring areas and by religious zeal. At its height, the First Saudi State included most of the territory of modern-day Saudi Arabia, and raids by Al Saud's allies and followers reached into Yemen, Oman, Syria, and Iraq. Islamic scholars, particularly Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab and his descendants, are believed to have played a significant role in Saudi rule during this period. The Saudis and their allies refer...
Emirate of Nejd
A few years after the fall of Diriyah in 1818, the Saudis were able to re-establish their authority in Najd, establishing the Emirate of Nejd, commonly known as the Second Saudi State, with its capital in Riyadh. Compared to the First Saudi State, the second Saudi period was marked by less territorial expansion (it never reconquered the Hijaz or 'Asir, for example) and less religious zeal, although the Saudi leaders continued to go by the title of imam and still employed Salafi religious scho...
The head of the House of Saud is the King of Saudi Arabia who serves as Head of State and monarch of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The king holds almost absolute political power. The king appoints ministers to his cabinet who supervise their respective ministries in his name. The key ministries of Defence, the Interior and Foreign Affairs are usuall...
Succession has been from brother to brother since the death of the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. Abdulaziz was succeeded by his son Saud who was succeeded by his half-brother Faisal. Faisal was succeeded by his brother Khalid who, in turn, was succeeded by his half-brother Fahd. Fahd was succeeded by his half-brother Abdullah, and Abdullah by his...
In June 2015, Forbes listed businessman Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a grandson of Abdulaziz, the first king of Saudi Arabia, as the 34th-richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$22.6 billion. As of 2020, the combined net worth of the entire royal family has been estimated at around US$100 billion, which makes them the richest roy...
Due to its authoritarian and quasi-theocratic rule, the House of Saud has attracted much criticism during its rule of Saudi Arabia. There have been numerous incidents, including the Wahhabi Ikhwan militia uprising during the reign of Ibn Saud. Osama Bin Laden, a critic of the US, was also a critic of Saudi Arabia and was denaturalizedin the mid 199...
Sons of King Abdulaziz
The list of King Abdulaziz's surviving sons, except for current Saudi monarch Salman, are as follows: 1. Abdul llah bin Abdulaziz (born 1939) – Former governor of Al Jawf Province. He was special advisor to King Abdullahfrom 2008 to 2015. 2. Ahmed bin Abdulaziz(born 1942) – Deputy minister of interior from 1975 to 2012; minister of interior from June 2012 to 5 November 2012. 3. Mashhur bin Abdulaziz(born 1942) 4. Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1945) – Director general of the General Intel...
The Royal Flag consists of a green flag, with an Arabic inscription and a sword featured in white, and with the national emblemembroidered in gold in the lower right canton.
Madawi Al-Rasheed, A History of Saudi Arabia, Cambridge University Press, 2002, ISBN 0521644127David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace, Holt, 1989, ISBN 978-0805088090.David Holden and Richard Johns, The House of Saud, Pan, 1982, ISBN 0-330-26834-1 (reprint of the Sidgwick and Jackson edition, 1981, ISBN 0283984368)Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties, Scribner, 2004, ISBN 074325337X21 ott 2016 · On October 18, an official government statement announced that a prince had been executed for shooting someone dead. We don't know for sure that Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir lost his head -- the kingdom also hangs or shoots those found guilty of capital offenses like drug trafficking. But this is a mere detail.
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, romanized: ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875 – 9 November 1953), known in the West as Ibn Saud (Arabic: ابن سعود; Ibn Suʿūd), was an Arab political and religious leader who founded Saudi Arabia ...
20 mag 2024 · Prince Muqrin is married to Abta bint Hamoud Al Rashid. The former president of the Women’s Council when Prince Muqrin was Madinah governor. Prince Muqrin has fourteen children including Fahd, Abdul Aziz, Faysal, Turki, Mansur, and Bandur.
1 apr 2014 · Commentary. Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince: A Sign of Real Transition Ahead? Michael Stephens. 1 April 2014 6 Minute Read. Even though he may be 68-years-old, the appointment of Muqrin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud to Deputy Crown Prince suggests that Saudi Arabia is paving the way for a careful transition of power to a younger generation of princes.
