Turki bin Muqrin Al Saud
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Turki bin Muqrin Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن مقرن بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود; born 1973) is a pilot, businessman, the CEO of Rabigh Wings Aviation Academy (RWAA), and a member of the House of Saud, one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He also is the president of the Saudi Air Sports Federation.[1]
Early life
Prince Turki was born in 1973[2][3] to former Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz. He is a nephew of King Salman of Saudi Arabia and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz. [3][4] He is a brother of Mansour bin Muqrin and Fahd bin Muqrin.[2]
Career
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Prince Turki is "a licensed helicopter and fixed wing pilot,"[5] and a board member of the Saudi Aviation Club.[6] Prince Turki is a founding shareholder of the Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Company, holding 2% of the company.[7] Prince Turki founded and owns a real-estate company in Turkey.[4] Before Rabigh Wings Aviation Academy (RWAA), Prince Turki established aviation schools in the United Kingdom and Lebanon.[8] He is also one of the main shareholders of RWAA.[8]
On 27 May 2012, the Royal Jordanian Air Academy (RJAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rabigh Wings Aviation Academy "to develop cooperation between the two academies and share experiences in the fields of aviation and aircraft maintenance."[9] The MoU was signed by Prince Turki and Director General of RJAA Captain Mohammed Khawaldeh.[9]
In a Saudi Gazette interview, Prince Turki gave the synopsis, "I have been flying since 1991 and started with helicopters in the UK. When I moved back to Saudi Arabia, I learned from many people that it is much easier to fly fixed wing here than helicopters, so I went to study fixed wing flying and got my licence. I now hold the US Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) licence. Since I started flying in Saudi Arabia, I met many pilots and other people who would love to fly here, so I decided to start a flying school about two years ago."[8]
Prince Turki is chairman of the Saudi Development and Training Company.[10]
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