Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Saud explained

Succession:Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Reign-Type:In office
Reign:22 July 2011 — April 2015
Birth Date:27 October 1962
Birth Place:Riyadh
Full Name:Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
House:Al Saud
Father:King Abdullah
Mother:Aida Fustuq
Module:
Child:yes
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.

Early life and education

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.

Career

Abdulaziz bin Abdullah served in the Saudi Arabian National Guard for fifteen years in different positions. In 1991, he was appointed as an advisor to Crown Prince Abdullah.[6] Specifically, he was advisor of the Crown Prince Abdullah for Syrian affairs.[7] He was also a state minister.[8]

King Abdullah appointed Prince Abdulaziz as deputy foreign minister on 22 July 2011.[9] [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]

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.[16] Prince Abdulaziz won his lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles in late August 2012.[17]

Other activities

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]

Personal life

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: 28.10.2009: Saudi Succession: Can the Allegiance Commission Work?. 19 September 2020. Aftenposten. Wikileaks. 12 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Abdulaziz bin Abdullah. Dhownet. 10 November 2020.
  3. News: تعرّف على أبناء وبنات الملك عبد الله الـ36. 11 September 2020. Al Sharq. 23 January 2015. ar.
  4. News: The Fustok brothers, guardians of the financial secrets of King Abdullah. 6 August 2020. Intelligence Online. 16 July 2014.
  5. News: محليات صور نادرة للملك عبد الله وحياته. 12 September 2020. Mz.net. 15 March 2013. ar.
  6. Web site: Simon Henderson. After King Fahd. Washington Institute. 2 February 2013. Policy Paper. 1994. 17 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130517194450/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PP_37_AFTERKINGFAHD.pdf.
  7. Simon Henderson. Outraged in Riyadh. Is the House of Saud dumping Obama?. Foreign Policy. 14 April 2011.
  8. Web site: Member of the council of the ministers as of November. 16 June 2011 . Royal Embassy Washington D.C.. 25 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110616222323/http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/Biographies-of-Ministers.aspx.
  9. Web site: H.R.H. Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, vice minister of Foreign Affairs. 25 May 2012. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  10. News: Abdul Aziz appointed deputy foreign minister. Saudi Gazette. 12 August 2012. 23 July 2011. Jeddah. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213003815/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20110723105830. 13 December 2013.
  11. News: Secret Turkish nerve center leads aid to Syria rebels. 27 July 2012. 27 July 2012. Regan Doherty Bakr Amena. Reuters.
  12. Web site: New Saudi spymaster marks shift in policy – Target Syria and Iran. 27 July 2012. Phantom Report. https://archive.today/20130131053456/http://www.phantomreport.com/new-saudi-spymaster-marks-shift-in-policy-target-syria-and-iran. dead. 31 January 2013. 25 September 2012.
  13. News: Simon Henderson. Fresh Concerns about Health of Saudi King. 29 August 2012. Now Lebanon. 29 August 2012.
  14. News: Saeed Naqvi. Non Alignment 2.0. The Friday Times. 7–13 September 2012. 5 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212124736/http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta3/tft/article.php?issue=20120907&page=6. 12 December 2013. dead.
  15. Md. Muddassir Quamar. P. R. Kumaraswamy. More effective as regent than as monarch: Abdullah's reform legacy. Contemporary Arab Affairs. 2016. 9. 3. 445–460. 10.1080/17550912.2016.1189108.
  16. News: Nick Allen. Son of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah suing Los Angeles over 'mega-mansion'. 23 May 2012. The Telegraph. 23 May 2012.
  17. News: Adrian Glick Kudler. Saudi Prince Wins (First?) BHPO Megacompound Legal Victory. 31 August 2012. LA Curbed. 27 August 2012.
  18. Web site: Centennial Fund awarding grants. Albawaba. 24 May 2012. 24 March 2005.
  19. Web site: About Us. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. 28 March 2012. dead. 25 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325131904/http://www.kaust.edu.sa/about/bot/boardtrustee.html.
  20. Web site: Simon Henderson. Washington Institute. 28 July 2012. Policy Paper. August 2009. After King Abdullah. 21 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021015030/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyFocus96.pdf. dead.
  21. News: Habib Shaikh. Friends of Saudi Arabia is breaking new grounds in US. 25 May 2012. Khaleej Times. 27 July 2008. https://archive.today/20130128061437/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2008/July/middleeast_July642.xml&section=middleeast&col=. dead. 28 January 2013.
  22. Web site: Arab News. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Award for Translation celebrates winners in Germany. 10 October 2012. 20 October 2012.
  23. Web site: Karen Elliott House. Saudi Arabia in Transition: From Defense to Offense, But How to Score?. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. 2 June 2020. 5. Senior Fellow Paper. June 2017.
  24. News: تعرف على أسماء أبناء الملك عبد الله الـ 36.. أكبرهم متعب الأول وأصغرهم الأمير بندر. 9 September 2020. El Balad. 23 January 2015. ar.

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