Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Saud
| Abdulaziz bin Abdullah | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 bin Abdullah in London, December 2014 | |||||
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| In office | 22 July 2011—April 2015 | ||||
| Monarch | King Abdullah King Salman | ||||
| Born | Riyadh | ||||
| Spouse | Abeer bint Turki bin Nasser (divorced) Nathalie Ghassan Maamary. | ||||
| Issue | Sadeem Abdullah Khalid Lana | ||||
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| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | King Abdullah | ||||
| Mother | Aida Fustuq | ||||
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Template:Lang-ar) ( 1963 - 2020 ) was former deputy minister of foreign affairs, and a member of the royal family.
Early life and education
Prince Abdulaziz was born to King Abdullah,[1] in Riyadh. He is the third son of King Abdullah, and Aida Fustuq, a Lebanese woman of Palestinian descent.[2] His full sister is Adila bint Abdullah.
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1986.
Career
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah served in the Saudi Arabian National Guard for fifteen years in different positions.[3] In 1991, he was appointed as an advisor to the Crown Prince Abdullah.[3][4] Specifically, he was Syrian advisor of the Crown Prince Abdullah.[5] He was also a former state minister.[6]
King Abdullah appointed Prince Abdulaziz as deputy foreign minister on 22 July 2011.[3][7] During the Syrian civil war, Prince Abdulaziz asked Turkey to establish "nerve centre" attempting to topple Bashar Assad.[8] The center was founded in Adana in the mid-2012.[8] Prince Abdulaziz personally dealt with Bashar Assad's file.[9]
He represented Saudi Arabia at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tahran from 30 to 31 August 2012, since Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Saud had an operation and could not attend the meeting.[10][11][12] Prince Abdulaziz met with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmedinejad during his stay in Tahran.[12] His tenure ended in April 2015 when Saud Al Faisal resigned from his post as foreign minister due to health concerns.[13]
Business activities
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.[14] Prince Abdulaziz won his lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles in late August 2012.[15]
Other activities
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah founded the Centennial Fund in July 2004 and is the chairman of the Fund.[16] The Fund is a nonprofit organization with the goal of supporting the Saudi business.[7][17] He is also one of the members of the KAUST Board of Trustees.[18][19] Delano Roosevelt, who is a grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Prince Abdulaziz jointly established the Friends of Saudi Arabia.[20] This organization seeks to foster the friendly relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States.[7] 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.[21]
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.[22] The others were Muhammad bin Saad Al Saud and Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.[22] Abdulaziz represented his older brother, Khalid bin Abdullah, at the meeting of the council.[22]
Personal life
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Abdulaziz bin Abdullah is married and has four children, three from his previous marriage to Abeer bint Turki bin Nasser, and just one from his present wife Nathalie Ghassan Maamary.
| Name | Lifespan | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sadine | Child of Abeer bint Turki bin Nasser | |
| Abdullah | Child of Abeer bint Turki bin Nasser | |
| Khalid | Child of Abeer bint Turki bin Nasser | |
| Lana | Child of Nathalie Ghassan Maamary |
References
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- ^ a b c "H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, vice minister of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ Henderson, Simon (1994). "After King Fahd" (Policy Paper). Washington Institute. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Henderson, Simon (14 April 2011). "Outraged in Riyadh. Is the House of Saud dumping Obama?". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Member of the council of the ministers as of November 2010". Royal Embassy Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Abdul Aziz appointed deputy foreign minister". Saudi Gazette. Jeddah. 23 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ a b Regan Doherty Bakr Amena (27 July 2012). "Secret Turkish nerve center leads aid to Syria rebels". Reuters. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "New Saudi spymaster marks shift in policy – Target Syria and Iran". Phantom Report. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ Henderson, Simon (29 August 2012). "Fresh Concerns about Health of Saudi King". Now Lebanon. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Saudi Prince Arrives in Tehran to Attend NAM Summit". Fars News Agency. Tehran. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ a b Naqvi, Saeed (7–13 September 2012). "Non Alignment 2.0". The Friday Times. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ P. R. Kumaraswamy; Md. Muddassir Quamar (2016). "More effective as regent than as monarch: Abdullah's reform legacy" (PDF). Contemporary Arab Affairs. 9 (3): 445–460. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Allen, Nick (23 May 2012). "Son of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah suing Los Angeles over 'mega-mansion'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ Glick Kudler, Adrian (27 August 2012). "Saudi Prince Wins (First?) BHPO Megacompound Legal Victory". LA Curbed. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "The Centennial Fund. Background". The Centennial Fund. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.[failed verification]
- ^ "Centennial Fund awarding grants". Albawaba. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "About Us". King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ Henderson, Simon (August 2009). "After King Abdullah" (Policy Paper). Washington Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ Shaikh, Habib (27 July 2008). "Friends of Saudi Arabia is breaking new grounds in US". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Award for Translation celebrates winners in Germany". Arab News. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ a b c Karen Elliott House (June 2017). "Saudi Arabia in Transition: From Defense to Offense, But How to Score?" (Senior Fellow Paper). Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. p. 5. Retrieved 2 June 2020.