Full Name: | Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud |
Birth Place: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Succession: | Governor of 'Asir Region |
Reign: | 27 December 2018 – present |
Reign-Type: | In office |
Reg-Type: | Monarch |
Regent: | King Salman |
Predecessor: | Faisal bin Khalid |
Father: | Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
Mother: | Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Al Angari |
House: | Al Saud |
Turki bin Talal Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) is a Saudi prince, politician, and military officer who is serving as the governor of Asir since 2018.
Prince Turki is Prince Talal's fourth son. His blood sister is Sara bint Talal.[1] Their mother is Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Al Angari who was the third wife of Prince Talal.[1] She died in 2008.[1]
Prince Turki has a BSc in political science. He was educated in Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK and in United States Air Force Academy. He received an honorary doctorate degree in management from Amman Arab University in 2015.
Prince Turki served in the Royal Saudi Air Force as a pilot, eventually reaching the rank of brigadier general. He also served as personal representative of his father, Prince Talal bin AbdulAziz Al Saud and as chairman of the Board of Trustees at Mentor Arabia[2] [3]
Prince Turki's former wife is his cousin, Sara bint Abdullah, a daughter of King Abdullah, who is Turki's father's brother.[4] They have one son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Talal Al Saud.[4] Prince Turki also has four daughters: Princess Al Anood, Princess Alia, Princess Abeer and Princess Al Jawhara.