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Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 13 June 1982. He was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia. Abdullah was the son of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim. His mother was a member of the Al Rashid dynasty, historical rivals of the Al Saud dynasty. Abdullah held important political ...
In 1989, Prince Abdullah founded a paper-manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia, the SPMC Group. [6] Prince Abdullah sold his interest in the company in 2016. Prince Abdullah was the chairman of the leading Saudi Arabian football club Al-Hilal for 18 months between 2002 and 2004 [7] during which time the club won the Crown Prince Cup. During his ...
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Saud (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الله آل سعود ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd Allāh Āl Suʿūd; born 27 October 1962) is a Saudi royal, the fourth son of King Abdullah and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz, and a businessman who served as the deputy minister of foreign affairs from 2011 to 2015.
When Abdullah became King, he began to modernize Saudi Arabia. He allowed women the right to vote and to work in government positions. [20] Abdullah also created the Allegiance Council, a body that is composed of the sons and grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder, King Abdulaziz, to vote by a secret ballot to choose future kings and crown princes.
Prince Abdullah was the chairman of Saudi Italian Development Company (SIDCO), charged with the task of revitalizing Saudi Arabia's economy. [18] Since he had knowledge of the Italian economy, he was regarded as the most appropriate figure to support the commercial relations between Saudi Arabia and Italy. [18]
Abdullah bin Faisal assumed a number of government positions. He started his political career in 1945 when he disputed his half-uncle Mansour's appointment as acting viceroy of Hejaz and actually assumed the office one year later. [6] Prince Abdullah was the first minister of health of Saudi Arabia and appointed to the post in 1950. [7]
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived on Thursday at the royal wedding of Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein and Saudi Arabian architect Rajwa Al Saif.. On 1 June, King Abdullah’s eldest son ...
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن فرحان آل سعود, DMG Faiṣal b.Farḥān Āl Saʿūd; born 1 November 1974) is a Saudi Arabian diplomat and politician who has been serving as the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia since 2019.