Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Saud | |||||
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
In office | 22 July 2011 — April 2015 | ||||
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Prime Minister | King Abdullah King Salman | ||||
Born | Riyadh | 27 October 1962||||
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House | Al Saud | ||||
Father | King Abdullah | ||||
Mother | Aida Fustuq | ||||
Alma mater | University of Hertfordshire |
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Saud ( Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الله آل سعود ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd Allāh Āl Suʿūd; born 27 October 1962) is a Saudi royal and businessman who served as the deputy minister of foreign affairs from 2011 to 2015.
Prince Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh on 27 October 1962. [1] [2] He is the fourth son of King Abdullah. [3] His mother is Aida Fustuq, a Lebanese woman of Palestinian descent. [4] His full sister is Adila bint Abdullah. [5]
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a bachelor of arts degree in political science [2] in 1986.
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah served in the Saudi Arabian National Guard for fifteen years in different positions. [6] In 1991, he was appointed as an advisor to Crown Prince Abdullah. [6] [7] Specifically, he was advisor of the Crown Prince Abdullah for Syrian affairs. [8] He was also a state minister. [9]
King Abdullah appointed Prince Abdulaziz as deputy foreign minister on 22 July 2011. [6] [10] During the Syrian civil war, Prince Abdulaziz asked Turkey to establish "nerve centre" attempting to topple Bashar Assad. [11] The center was founded in Adana in the mid-2012. [11] Prince Abdulaziz personally dealt with Bashar Assad's file following the civil war in Syria. [12]
Prince Abdulaziz represented Saudi Arabia at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran from 30 to 31 August 2012, since foreign affairs minister Prince Saud had an operation and could not attend the meeting. [13] [14] Prince Abdulaziz met with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad during his stay in Tehran. [14] His tenure ended in April 2015 when Saud Al Faisal resigned from his post as foreign minister due to health concerns. [15]
Prince Abdulaziz is owner of Tower Lane Properties, a land development firm. It is reported that the company spent $12 million on five-and-a-quarter acres of land in the Benedict Canyon in 2009, and applied for permits to build a mansion. The project, later, was reduced to 60,000-square-foot. However, more than 1,000 residents of the area signed a petition against this project, requiring an environmental review. The Prince's lawyers filed a case against this petition. [16] Prince Abdulaziz won his lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles in late August 2012. [17]
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah founded the Centennial Fund in July 2004 and is the chairman of the Fund which is a nonprofit organization with the goal of supporting the Saudi business. [10] [18] He is also one of the members of the KAUST Board of Trustees. [19] [20] Delano Roosevelt, who is a grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Prince Abdulaziz jointly established the Friends of Saudi Arabia. [21] This organization seeks to foster the friendly relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States. [10] Prince Abdulaziz is also chairman of the board of trustees of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Award for Translation. [22]
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah is one of three members of the Allegiance Council who did not support the appointment of Mohammad bin Salman as crown prince on 21 June 2017. [23] The others were Muhammad bin Saad Al Saud and Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. [23] Abdulaziz represented his older brother, Khalid bin Abdullah, when the opinions of the council members were asked. [23]
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah is married and has four children, three from his previous marriage to Abeer bint Turki bin Nasser, [24] and one from Nathalie Ghassan Maamary.
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Saud | |||||
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
In office | 22 July 2011 — April 2015 | ||||
Monarch | |||||
Prime Minister | King Abdullah King Salman | ||||
Born | Riyadh | 27 October 1962||||
Spouse |
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Issue |
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House | Al Saud | ||||
Father | King Abdullah | ||||
Mother | Aida Fustuq | ||||
Alma mater | University of Hertfordshire |
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Saud ( Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الله آل سعود ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd Allāh Āl Suʿūd; born 27 October 1962) is a Saudi royal and businessman who served as the deputy minister of foreign affairs from 2011 to 2015.
Prince Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh on 27 October 1962. [1] [2] He is the fourth son of King Abdullah. [3] His mother is Aida Fustuq, a Lebanese woman of Palestinian descent. [4] His full sister is Adila bint Abdullah. [5]
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a bachelor of arts degree in political science [2] in 1986.
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah served in the Saudi Arabian National Guard for fifteen years in different positions. [6] In 1991, he was appointed as an advisor to Crown Prince Abdullah. [6] [7] Specifically, he was advisor of the Crown Prince Abdullah for Syrian affairs. [8] He was also a state minister. [9]
King Abdullah appointed Prince Abdulaziz as deputy foreign minister on 22 July 2011. [6] [10] During the Syrian civil war, Prince Abdulaziz asked Turkey to establish "nerve centre" attempting to topple Bashar Assad. [11] The center was founded in Adana in the mid-2012. [11] Prince Abdulaziz personally dealt with Bashar Assad's file following the civil war in Syria. [12]
Prince Abdulaziz represented Saudi Arabia at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran from 30 to 31 August 2012, since foreign affairs minister Prince Saud had an operation and could not attend the meeting. [13] [14] Prince Abdulaziz met with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad during his stay in Tehran. [14] His tenure ended in April 2015 when Saud Al Faisal resigned from his post as foreign minister due to health concerns. [15]
Prince Abdulaziz is owner of Tower Lane Properties, a land development firm. It is reported that the company spent $12 million on five-and-a-quarter acres of land in the Benedict Canyon in 2009, and applied for permits to build a mansion. The project, later, was reduced to 60,000-square-foot. However, more than 1,000 residents of the area signed a petition against this project, requiring an environmental review. The Prince's lawyers filed a case against this petition. [16] Prince Abdulaziz won his lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles in late August 2012. [17]
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah founded the Centennial Fund in July 2004 and is the chairman of the Fund which is a nonprofit organization with the goal of supporting the Saudi business. [10] [18] He is also one of the members of the KAUST Board of Trustees. [19] [20] Delano Roosevelt, who is a grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Prince Abdulaziz jointly established the Friends of Saudi Arabia. [21] This organization seeks to foster the friendly relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States. [10] Prince Abdulaziz is also chairman of the board of trustees of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Award for Translation. [22]
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah is one of three members of the Allegiance Council who did not support the appointment of Mohammad bin Salman as crown prince on 21 June 2017. [23] The others were Muhammad bin Saad Al Saud and Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. [23] Abdulaziz represented his older brother, Khalid bin Abdullah, when the opinions of the council members were asked. [23]
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah is married and has four children, three from his previous marriage to Abeer bint Turki bin Nasser, [24] and one from Nathalie Ghassan Maamary.