Turki bin Mohammed Al Saud (born 1979)

Turki bin Muhammad Al Saud (born 5 October 1979) is a Saudi Minister of State,^[1] a Member of The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia, and a Member of the House of Saud.

Turki bin Muhammad Al Saud
HRH Prince
His Royal Highness Prince Turki in 2015
Minister of State and Member of The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia
Reign	27 September 2022 – present
Born	(1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 43) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Spouse	Princess Al Jawhara bint Mohammed Al Saud
Issue	Prince Fahd Princess Nouf Princess Luluwah Princess Nora Prince Muhammad
Names Turki bin Muhammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Arabic: تركي بن محمد بن فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود
House	Saud
Father	Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Saud
Mother	Princess Jawahir bint Nayef bin Abdulaziz
Religion	Sunni Islam
Occupation	Minister of State and Member of The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia

Early life and education

Prince Turki was born on 7 October 1979^[2] in Riyadh. His father, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd, is the former governor of the Eastern Province. He is the grandson of King Fahd who was the older brother of King Salman bin Abdulaziz.^[3] Prince Turki was raised by his grandfathers, King Fahd, and Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz.

Prince Turki received his primary, intermediate, and secondary education at the Dhahran School, an international K-9 institution owned and operated by the Saudi Aramco School District. He graduated from King Faisal University in 2002 earning a bachelor's degree in law.

Community service

Prince Turki is involved in his community in various ways: he is the vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of Prince Mohammad University.^[4][5][6] Prince Turki chairs the executive committee of the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Foundation for Humanitarian Development.^[7][5]

The Prince is the president of the Founding Committee of the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for the Visually Impaired, an initiative that fosters learning opportunities for people with this kind of disability.^[8] He is also the founder of an organization that provides opportunities for orphans.^[9]

Businesses

Prince Turki is chairman of the TAALEM Educational Services Company.^[10] He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company,^[11][12] which was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Dammam. Together with its subsidiaries, the company has developed into a major diversified industrial group and manufactures and sells pipes and related products worldwide. The Group comprises 30 pipe system manufacturing plants, 6 technology companies, 4 materials suppliers, and 8 supply and engineering subsidiaries in a number of countries around the world. In addition, an extensive sales and service network caters to the needs of customers in more than 70 countries.

References

1. English, Al Arabiya (27 September 2022). "Saudi Crown Prince named prime minister in cabinet reshuffle, meet the new government". Al Arabiya English. pp. At the end of the page. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
2. "Turki Mohammed Fahd". Dhownet. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
3. "Crown Prince of Kuwait Receives Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd The official Saudi Press Agency". www.spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
4. www.pmu.edu.sa. "The Board of Trustees, Administration. Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University".
5. www.pmu.edu.sa. "Under the patronage of HRH Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz".
6. . www.pmu.edu.sa. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015.
7. "Chair for volunteer work studies opened at IMSIU". Arab News. 21 March 2013.
8. . Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 2015-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. SPA^{[permanent dead link]}
10. . News Time Africa. Archived from the original on 2011-12-16.
11. "Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg.
12. "Amiantit". Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company.

External links

• Official website of Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd Al Saud

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