Turki bin Talal Al Saud

Turki bin Talal Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) is a Saudi prince, grandson of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz, politician, military officer and, since 2018, the governor of Asir.

Turki bin Talal Al Saud
Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the World Economic Forum
Governor of 'Asir Region
In office	27 December 2018 – present
Predecessor	Faisal bin Khalid
Monarch	King Salman
Born	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Issue	Abdulaziz Al Anood Alia Abeer Al Johara
Names Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
House	Al Saud
Father	Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Mother	Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Al Angari

Early life and education

Prince Turki is Prince Talal's fourth son. His blood sister is Sara bint Talal.^[1] Their mother is Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Al Angari who was the third wife of Prince Talal.^[1] She died in 2008.^[1]

Prince Turki has a BSc in political science.^{[citation needed]} He was educated at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK and the United States Air Force Academy.^{[citation needed]} He received an honorary doctorate degree in management from Amman Arab University in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Prince Turki served in the Royal Saudi Air Force as a pilot, eventually reaching the rank of brigadier general.^{[citation needed]} He also served as personal representative of his father, Prince Talal bin AbdulAziz Al Saud, and as chairman of the Board of Trustees at Mentor Arabia.^[2][3]

Family

Prince Turki's former wife is his cousin, Sara bint Abdullah, a daughter of King Abdullah, who was Turki's father's brother.^[4] They have one son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Talal Al Saud.^[4] Prince Turki also has four daughters: Princess Al Anood, Princess Alia, Princess Abeer and Princess Al Jawhara.