Turki ibn Faisal

Turki ibn Faisal (2014)

Turki ibn Faisal ( Arabic تركي الفيصل بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, DMG Turkī al-Faiṣal b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd , born February 15, 1945 in Mecca ) is a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family of the Saud , a state official, was head of the secret service for 24 years and then ambassador to the United States . He does not currently hold any official office.

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His parents are Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz , King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 , and his influential wife Effat al Thunayan, a committed campaigner for women's rights. She founded Effat University , Saudi Arabia's first women's university. On March 25, 1975, his father, King Faisal, was shot dead while receiving the Kuwaiti oil minister.

Turki ibn Faisal was head of the Saudi foreign intelligence service al-Muchabarat al-'Amma from 1977 to 2001 ; During this time the service was instrumental in arming the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviet Union . He unexpectedly resigned 10 days before 9/11 ; his term of office was extended on May 24, 2001 for a further four years.

Later, while his brother Saud ibn Faisal was Foreign Minister and his uncle Abdullah ibn Abd al-Aziz King of Saudi Arabia, he was appointed ambassador to London and Washington , respectively .

Turki ibn Faisal is currently at the helm of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh . After the Geneva transitional agreement of the UN veto powers USA, Russia, China, Great Britain and France as well as Germany (5 + 1 group) with Iran in the nuclear conflict in November 2013, Turki ibn Faisal demanded a zone free from weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East .

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Individual evidence

^ Prince Turki's resume . In: The New York Times , August 2, 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
^ Arnaud de Borchgrave: Saudi Arabian princes that match 007 and George Smiley . In: Mathaba , August 2, 2005. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
↑ 2001 Public Statement . Saudi Embassy. May 24, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
^ Prince Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud . Global Security. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
↑ US-Saudi Arabia Diplomatic and Political Cooperation Handbook . USA International Business Publications, February 7, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4330-5369-6 , p. 280 (Accessed December 1, 2013).
↑ Raniah Salloum: Saudi ex-head of the secret service: "We have to consider whether we should get nuclear weapons" , Der Spiegel, December 1, 2013

personal data
SURNAME	Turki ibn Faisal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Saudi Arabian intelligence chief
DATE OF BIRTH	February 15, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mecca

[nyt2aug-1] Prince Turki's resume . In: The New York Times , August 2, 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2013.

[arnaud-2] Arnaud de Borchgrave: Saudi Arabian princes that match 007 and George Smiley . In: Mathaba , August 2, 2005. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[3] 2001 Public Statement . Saudi Embassy. May 24, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[4] Prince Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud . Global Security. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[Ibpus2007-5] US-Saudi Arabia Diplomatic and Political Cooperation Handbook . USA International Business Publications, February 7, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4330-5369-6 , p. 280 (Accessed December 1, 2013).

[6] Raniah Salloum: Saudi ex-head of the secret service: "We have to consider whether we should get nuclear weapons" , Der Spiegel, December 1, 2013