Anas Yusuf Yassin

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Anas Yusuf Yassin ( Arabic أنس ياسين, DMG Anas Yāsīn ; * May 1, 1934 in Ta'if ; † 1974 in Ankara ) was a Saudi businessman and diplomat . He was the firstborn son of Bashira Bint Ahmad Sitty and Yusuf Yassin ( Arabic يوسف ياسين; * 1888 in Latakia ; † April 19, 1962 in Dhahran ), a close confidante of Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud . He was the second husband of Samira Khashoggi (1935 - March 1986). She brought Dodi Al-Fayed into the marriage, and their child was named Jumana Yassin.

Education

From 1944 to 1952 he was trained at Victoria College, Alexandria in Egypt . From 1954 to 1956 he studied at the University of California . He received an honorary doctorate from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India .

Career

From 1958 to 1959 he headed the National Gibson Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. From 1959 to 1961 he chaired the Arab Trading Company. In 1962 he founded the al-Nasr Trading Office, Jeddah. In 1963 he joined the foreign service. In 1964 he was appointed ambassador and member of the Saudi Arabian delegation to the 19th General Assembly of the United Nations . From 1965 to 1967 he was employed at the Foreign Ministry in Jeddah. He was delegated to the session of the 21st General Assembly of the United Nations. From August 20, 1968 to 1973, he was ambassador to New Delhi , India.

In 1974 he was ambassador to Ankara , where he was killed in a car accident.

 

predecessor Office successor
Sheikh Yusuf Al-Fozan (1914) Saudi Arabian Ambassador to New Delhi
August 20, 1968 to 1973 		Saleh Al-Sugair 1976
Samir S. Shihabi Saudi Arabian ambassador to Ankara from
1973 to 1974 		Mohammed Said Basrawi

 

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Arab News , Hassan Bin Yousef Yassin (brother of Anas Yusuf Yassin) Adnan Khashoggi - the man behind the legend [1]
  2. ↑ His Excellency Shaikh Anas Ibn Youssef Yassin, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to India presented his credentials to the President of India, Dr. Zakir Husain on August 20, 1968. He was educated in Cairo and California and entered Government service in 1960 as Director of Islamic and International Conferences, being attached to the Royal Court form 1960 to 1963. In 1963, he was appointed a member of the the Saudi p. 8
  3. ^ The Pulse: Daily Review of the Turkish Press, Vedat Uras, 1974, p. 4 ; Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008, p. 831 ; The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's Who, Bennett, Coleman & Company, 1968, p. 962 ; The International Who's who of the Arab World, 1984, p. 548

     

personal data
SURNAME Yassin, Anas Yusuf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Yasin, Anas Yusuf; Yassin, Shaikh Anas Youssef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saudi diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Ta'if
DATE OF DEATH 1974
Place of death Ankara