Turki bin Salman Al Saud

Turki bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن سلمان آل سعود Turkī ibn Salmān Āl Su‘ūd) (born 1987) is a Saudi prince and businessman who is the chairman of Tharawat Holding Company.[1] On 9 February 2013 he was appointed chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) and served in the post until 6 April 2014.[1][2]

Turki bin Salman Al Saud
Prince Turki in 2017
Born1987 (age 34–35)
Riyadh
Names
Turki bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherSalman of Saudi Arabia
MotherFahda bint Falah Al Hithlain
Alma materKing Saud University

Biography

Prince Turki was born in Riyadh in 1987.[1][3][4] He is the ninth child of King Salman bin Abdulaziz.[5] Prince Turki's mother is Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain, the third spouse of King Salman.[3] He is the full brother of Mohammed bin Salman, defense minister and crown prince of Saudi Arabia, and of Prince Khalid, deputy defense minister.[3] Prince Turki received a bachelor's degree in marketing from King Saud University.[4][6]

Prince Turki was appointed chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG).[1] He replaced his half-brother Prince Faisal in the post.[6] Prince Turki's term as chairman ended in April 2014 when he resigned from the post.[2]

Prince Turki is the chairman of Tharawat Holding Company.[4]

Ancestry

References
  1. "Saudi Research and Marketing Group appoints new chairman". Al Arabiya. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. "Prince Turki bin Salman resigns as SRMG chairman". Arab News. Jeddah. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. Alexander Bligh (2018). "Changes in the Domestic-Foreign Policies Relationship in the Saudi Context in the Wake of the Change of the Guard". The Journal of the Middle East and Africa. 9 (1): 110. doi:10.1080/21520844.2018.1450015.
  4. "Turki Salman Abdulaziz". Dhownet. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. "Salman bin Abdul-Aziz, Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister, Named Crown Prince". Huffington Post. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  6. "Prince Turki bin Salman New SRMG Chairman". Asharq Alawsat. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  7. "Royal Family Directory". Datarabia. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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