Noura bint Sultan Al Saud explained

Spouse:Turki bin Nasser Al Saud
Full Name:Noura bint Sultan bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Father:Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
House:Al Saud

Noura bint Sultan Al Saud (born 1948) is a member of the Saudi royal family. She is the daughter of former Crown Prince Sultan and widow of Turki bin Nasser Al Saud.

Noura bint Sultan was born in 1948.[1] She is one of fifteen daughters of Prince Sultan.[2] She married Turki bin Nasser, a son of Prince Nasser.[3] [4] She has two sons and five daughters with Turki.[5] One of their children is Faisal bin Turki, former husband of Reema bint Bandar who is the Saudi Ambassador to the US.[4] Her daughter, Lama bint Turki, is an amateur jumper.[1]

As of 2001 Princess Noura had stakes in six companies based in Saudi Arabia.[1] It was reported by several media outlets that Noura bint Sultan had received a 170,000 pound Rolls-Royce as a birthday present, flown out to Saudi Arabia in a cargo plane chartered by the BAE Systems which was investigated related to the corruption allegations under Al Yamamah arms deal.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sabri Sharif. The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. 2001. I. S. Publications. New Delhi. 81-901254-0-0. 79–80.
  2. News: Abdullah Al Oreifij. He is a father to every Saudi. 29 December 2012. Saudi Gazette. 12 December 2009. Riyadh. dead. 29 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130729014536/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009121256802. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Mayor Emory Folmar with Princess Noura bint Sultan and her husband. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 14 May 2021.
  4. News: Bin Nasser profile: the man at the top of Saudi's corruption list. 14 May 2021. Egypt Independent. Al Masry Al Youm. 6 November 2017.
  5. News: Prince Turki bin Nasser, Saudi royal who was implicated in an infamous arms deal – obituary. 5 February 2021. The Telegraph. 14 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Tim Webb. Bribing for Britain. October 2007. 15. Campaign Against Arms Trade. 14 May 2021. Goodwin Paper #5.
  7. News: Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. 14 May 2021. APS Review Oil Market Trends. 24 October 2005.
  8. News: Michael Robinson. BBC lifts the lid on secret BAE slush fund. BBC . 14 May 2021. 5 October 2004.