Turki bin Nasser
| Turki bin Nasser Al Saud | |||||
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| Head of Presidency of Meteorology and Environment | |||||
| In office | ? - 18 August 2013 | ||||
| Successor | Abdulaziz bin Omar Al Jaser | ||||
| Born | 14 April 1948 | ||||
| Spouse | Noura bint Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
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| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | Nasser bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Mother | Muhdi bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
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| Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
Turki bin Nasser Al Saud (born 14 April 1948) is the former head of the presidency of meteorology and environment in Saudi Arabia and a member of House of Saud.
Turki bin Nasser was born on 14 April 1948. He is the seventh son of Nasser bin Abdulaziz, who was excluded from succession due to "dissolute" mores. His mother is Muhdi bint Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sudairi. Turki's mother is the sister of the mother of Sudairi brothers, Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi.
Turki bin Nasser holds a master's degree in political science Furthermore, he received various military courses in the United States and the United Kingdom and also, participated in six sessions of aviation courses in Saudi Arabia.
Turki bin Nasser was assigned as flying officer with rank of lieutenant at King Abdulaziz Air Base in 1966. He became acting commander at the Transitional Training Unit in 1975. He then served as a commander from 1976 to 1984 at three different units; namely, Thirteen Squadron (1976), 3rd Flying Wing (1978) and King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Region (1984). From 1989 to 1994 he served as Al Yamamah project officer. Next, he became chief of air staff operations, peace shield project and peace hawk project in 1994.
Prince Turki began to serve as deputy commander at the Royal Saudi Air Force in 1996. He was appointed special advisor to late Prince Sultan in 2000. It is argued by the U.S. diplomatic documents that Turki bin Nasser did not try to hide his business activities when serving as a military officer and that Prince Mansour bin Bandar Al Saud was one of his business partners.
After leaving air force Turki bin Nasser was made the head of the presidency of meteorology and environment, responsible for the protection of the environment and the conservation and development of natural resources in Saudi Arabia. Prince Turki is also the chairman of the Saudi environmental society. He is the chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi charity association for autism in Jeddah. A new center, Prince Nasser bin Abdulaziz Center for autism, affiliated to Saudi charity association for autism, was opened in Riyadh in April 2012. On 18 August 2013, a royal order was issued by King Abdullah to appoint Abdulaziz Al Jaser as head of presidency of meteorology and environment, replacing Prince Turki bin Nasser in the post.
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