Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1971)
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Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن عبد الله آل سعود) (born 21 October 1971) is the seventh son of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.[1] He served as deputy governor and then, governor of Riyadh Province from 2013 to 29 January 2015. He was one of the 11 princes detained in November 2017 by Mohammad bin Salman as a part of his anti-corruption drive on accusations of corruption in the Riyadh Metro project and taking advantage of his influence to award contracts to his own companies.[2] It was reported in August 2023 that after a trial he was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
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Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud | |||||
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Governor of Riyadh Province | |||||
In office | 14 May 2014 – 29 January 2015 | ||||
Predecessor | Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud | ||||
Successor | Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud | ||||
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Deputy Governor of Riyadh Province | |||||
In office | 14 February 2013 – 14 May 2014 | ||||
Predecessor | Muhammad bin Saad | ||||
Monarch | King Abdullah | ||||
Born | (1971-10-21) 21 October 1971 (age 52) | ||||
Spouse | Hala bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud (divorced) | ||||
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House | Al Saud | ||||
Father | King Abdullah | ||||
Mother | Tathi bint Mishan Al Faisal Al Jarba | ||||
Alma mater | King Faisal Air Academy University of Wales | ||||
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