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'''Yusuf Yasin''', also known as Yousuf Yassin, (1888−19 April 1962) was a [[Syrians|Syrian]]-origin naturalised Saudi citizen and a politician who served in various capacities during the reign of [[King Abdulaziz]] and [[King Saud]].<ref name=npg>{{cite web|title=Youssef Yassin; Saud bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia; Hafiz Wahba|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw137927/Youssef-Yassin-Saud-bin-Abdul-Aziz-King-of-Saudi-Arabia-Hafiz-Wahba|work=National Portrait Gallery|access-date=29 November 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026121405/https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw137927/Youssef-Yassin-Saud-bin-Abdul-Aziz-King-of-Saudi-Arabia-Hafiz-Wahba|url-status=live}}</ref> |
'''Yusuf Yasin''', also known as Yousuf Yassin, (1888−19 [[April]] 1962) was a [[Syrians|Syrian]]-origin naturalised Saudi citizen and a politician who served in various capacities during the reign of [[King Abdulaziz]] and [[King Saud]].<ref name=npg>{{cite web|title=Youssef Yassin; Saud bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia; Hafiz Wahba|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw137927/Youssef-Yassin-Saud-bin-Abdul-Aziz-King-of-Saudi-Arabia-Hafiz-Wahba|work=National Portrait Gallery|access-date=29 November 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026121405/https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw137927/Youssef-Yassin-Saud-bin-Abdul-Aziz-King-of-Saudi-Arabia-Hafiz-Wahba|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Revision as of 17:28, 19 May 2021
Yusuf Yasin | |
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| Born | 1888 Latakia, Syria |
| Died | 19 April 1962 (aged 73–74) Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Alma mater | University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation | Adviser |
| Years active | 1920s–1962 |
| Parent(s) | Fatima bint Abdullah Jamal (mother) Shaikh Mohammad Yasin (father) |
Yusuf Yasin, also known as Yousuf Yassin, (1888−19 April 1962) was a Syrian-origin naturalised Saudi citizen and a politician who served in various capacities during the reign of King Abdulaziz and King Saud.[1]
Early life and education
Yusuf Yasin was born in Latakia, Syria, in 1888.[1][2] His parents were Fatima bint Abdullah Jamal and Shaikh Mohammad Yasin, and his grandfather was Ali Al Masri, an Egyptian migrated to Syria.[3]
Following religious education in Latakia Yasin graduated from the University of Jerusalem in 1911.[3]
Career
Yasin settled in Saudi Arabia in 1923 or in 1924.[3][4] Shukri Al Quwatli, future president of Syria, was instrumental in Yasin's migration to the country.[5] Yasin intended to work as a teacher for the sons of King Abdulaziz.[4] Soon after his arrival he became the head of the political section of the royal court and private secretary to the King.[6]
In 1925 Yasin contributed to the establishment of the first weekly paper in Mecca, Umm Al Qura, of which he became the first editor-in-chief.[3][7] The paper soon functioned as the official gazette of the country.[8] In 1926 he was made political secretary of King Abdulaziz and then, appointed the adviser to him in the 1930s.[3] On 29 December 1930 he became a Saudi citizen.[3] Yasin suggested the addition of the phrase al-Sa’udiyyah to the name of the country, Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyyah al-Sa’udiyyah, known as Saudi Arabia, in 1932.[2] In 1937 he was part of the Saudi delegation who visited London to take part in the coronation of King George VI.[9]
Yasin signed the extradition treaty between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on behalf of the latter that established the Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone in 1942.[10] He accompanied King Abdulaziz in his meeting with Franklin D. Roosevelt on 14 February 1945.[11] He replaced Fuad Hamza as deputy foreign minister in 1951 when Hamza died.[12] Between 1952 and 1955 Yasin was responsible for the Saudi activities in the Buraimi Oasis and was a member of the Buraimi Arbitration Tribunal.[13][14] Following the dead of King Abdulaziz Yasin served as the advisor to King Saud, successor of the king.[15]
Yasin was one of the major opponents of the close relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States.[16]
Personal life and death
Yasin married twice and had eight children, five sons and three daughters.[3] One of his sons, Anas Yasin, was Saudi ambassador to the United Nations, India and Turkey.[3] Another son, Hassan Yasin, was the advisor to the former Saudi foreign minister Saud bin Faisal Al Saud.[3]
Yusuf Yasin died of cardiac arrest in Dhahran on 19 April 1962.[3]
Legacy
Joseph A. Kechichian has written a book about Yusuf Yasin, The Arab Nationalist Advisor. Shaykh Yusuf Yassin of Sa’udi Arabia, which will be released in December 2021.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Youssef Yassin; Saud bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia; Hafiz Wahba". National Portrait Gallery. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Joseph A. Kechichian. "The Arab Nationalist Advisor". Sussex. Middle East Studies. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Joseph A. Kechichian (21 January 2011). "Nationalist adviser". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b D. van der Meulen (24 October 2018). Wells of Ibn Saud. Taylor & Francis. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-317-84766-3. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021.
- ^ Sonoko Sunayama (2004). Syria and Saudi Arabia, 1978–1990; A Study of the Role of Shared Identities in Alliance-Making (PhD) (Thesis). University of London. p. 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Sayed M. Hosni (October 1966). "The Partition of the Neutral Zone" (PDF). The American Journal of International Law. 60 (4): 739.
- ^ C. C. Lewis (July 1933). "Ibn Sa'ūd and the Future of Arabia" (PDF). International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1931–1939). 12 (4): 523.
- ^ "Umm al-Qurá, Number 591, 3 April 1936". World Digital Library. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Jerald L. Thompson (December 1981). H. St. John Philby, Ibn Saud and Palestine (PDF) (MA thesis). DTIC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Sayed M. Hosni (October 1966). "The Partition of the Neutral Zone" (PDF). American Journal of International Law. 60 (4).
- ^ "Charles Claftin sees History in the making". Acton Beacon. 17 August 1945. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Michael Quentin Morton (2015). "The Buraimi affair: oil prospecting and drawing the frontiers of Saudi Arabia". Asian Affairs. 46 (1): 9. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Roderick Parkes (1966). "Notes on the Main Characters". Bloomsbury Collections. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ J. B. Kelly (Summer 1992). "Arabian Frontiers and Anglo-American Relations" (PDF). Government and Opposition. 27 (3): 368–384.
- ^ Hermann Frederick Eilts (2004). "Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy". In L. Carl Brown (ed.). Diplomacy in the Middle East (PDF). New York City: I. B. Tauris. p. 227. ISBN 1860648991.
- ^ Bruce R. Nardulli (2002). Dance of Swords: U.S. Military Assistance to Saudi Arabia, 1942–1964 (PhD thesis). Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.