Turki bin Mohamed bin Fahd Al Saud

Prince Turki bin Mohamed bin Fahd Al Saud (born 5 October 1979 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). He is a Minister of State and a member of the Council of Ministers. Prince Turki is the eldest among his brothers. His father, Prince Mohamed bin Fahd bin Abdualaziz, was the former governor of the Eastern Province. Prince Turki is also the grandson of late King Fahd bin Abdualaziz, who was the older brother of the current ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz.[1][2]

Turki
Prince of Saudi Arabia
Born (1979-10-05) 5 October 1979
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
SpousePrincess Aljohara bint Mohammad Al-Saud
IssuePrince Fahad
Princess Nouf
Princess Luluwah
Princes Nora
Full name
Turki bin Mohamed bin Fahd Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherPrince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Saud
MotherPrincess Jawahir bint Nayef Al Saud
ReligionWahhabi Hanbali Sunni Islam

Early life

Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was raised by his grandfather, King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, and his uncle, Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz. He was entrusted with a number of tasks inside and outside Saudi Arabia, in addition to supervising a number of committees and humanitarian and charitable works in the society.   

Education

Prince Turki bin Mohamed bin Fahd 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. From 1998 he attended the King Faisal University, where he graduated in 2002 as a lawyer.

Family

Spouse: Aljohara bint Mohammad bin Saad bin Mohammad Al-Saud

Children: Fahad -  Nouf – Luluwah - Noura

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. Founded in 2006,[3][4][5][6] this Al-Khobar-based private university[7] is a highly innovative, student-centered, fast-growing institution of higher learning where a number of international professors and prominent businessmen of the eastern region participate.

Prince Turki chairs the executive committee of the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Foundation for Humanitarian Development (www.PMFHD.org). This foundation assists communities in various ways. For example, it trains young men and women of the eastern region and helps them find adequate employment. During the summer months, it organizes programs for students to learn English and computer languages.[8][4]

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.[9] He is also the founder of an organization that provides opportunities for orphans.[10]

Businesses

Prince Turki is chairman of the TAALEM Educational Services Company.[11] He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company,[12][13][14] 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.

King Fahd

Prince Turki organized a commemorative event in Riyadh for his grandfather, the late king Fahd. This event included an interactive exhibition of King Fahd's life story. It displayed his personal collection of cars, decorations, and scarves and showed official documents, manuscripts, documentaries, and more than 1000 photographs, some of them made available to the public for the first time. King Salman inaugurated the exhibition on March 31.

More than 85,000 visitors, from all over the GCC, including many members of the Royal Family and some international leaders, came to the event. Due to its success, the exhibition will become a permanent part of the King Fahd museum at the King Fahd Foundation.[15][16][17]

References
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  2. "Crown Prince of Kuwait Receives Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd The official Saudi Press Agency". www.spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. www.pmu.edu.sa. "The Board of Trustees, Administration :: About :: PMU :: Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University".
  4. www.pmu.edu.sa. "Under the patronage of HRH Prince Turki Bin Mohammed Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz, Chair of... :: PMU, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University".
  5. http://www.pmu.edu.sa/Life_Pmu/photo_Gallery.aspx?Gallery=PMU_History/PMU_History#prettyPhoto Archived 2015-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. http://www.pmu.edu.sa/About/Flipbook/PMU-Oryx-English-2014/img/Oryx-English-Inside.pdf
  7. "PMU :: Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University".
  8. "Chair for volunteer work studies opened at IMSIU". 21 March 2013.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2015-06-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://www.spa.gov.sa/english/PhotoGalleryView.php?id=38607%5B%5D
  11. "TAALEM Board of Directors hold fourth meeting on PMU Campus". Archived from the original on 2011-12-16.
  12. "Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek".
  13. "Amiantit - the Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company".
  14. "SAAC:Saudi Arabia Stock Quote - Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co".
  15. "The Spirit Of Leadership".
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. "تركي بن محمد: "متحف دائم" لتخليد ذكرى الملك فهد".
[18] http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/saudi-arabia-prince-turki-bin-mohamed-bin-fahd-flees-to-iran/1/1084357.html
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