Turki bin Abdul Aziz
Encyclopedia
Prince Turki II bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is a member of the Saudi
royal family
. He is a member of the Sudairi Seven
, a powerful faction of brothers within the Al Saud. He currently resides outside Saudi Arabia, in Cairo
.
and Princess Hassa bint Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Sudairi, one of seven princes resulting from the marriage. He is known as "the second" (الثاني ath-thānī) because he is the second son born to King Abdul-Aziz known as "Turki". The first Prince Turki was Abdul-Aziz's first son who died in 1919 from Spanish flu.
In February 1982, Prince Turki and his family, while living in Miami, were accused of holding an Egyptian servant against her will. Officers from the Metro-Dade Police Department
(MDPD) searched his apartment with a warrant but failed to find the woman. However, the police encountered fierce resistance from Turki's bodyguards. He eventually sued the MDPD for $210 million, who launched a countersuit of their own. The State Department
granted Turki diplomatic immunity
in April and the lawsuit was dropped in June.
After a falling-out with other princes, Turki moved to Cairo
and has lived in self-imposed exile there since.
and placed under house arrest in Riyadh
in 2004 after he spoke out in favor of reform in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
royal family
House of Saud
The House of Saud , also called the Al Saud, is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia and one of the wealthiest and most powerful dynasties in the world. The family holds thousands of members...
. He is a member of the Sudairi Seven
Sudairi Seven
The Sudairi Seven, also spelled Sudairy or Sudayri, is the commonly used name for a powerful alliance of seven full brothers and their descendants within the royal family of Saudi Arabia. They are also known as the Al Fahd . They are sometimes referred to as the Sudairi Clan or the Sudairi faction...
, a powerful faction of brothers within the Al Saud. He currently resides outside Saudi Arabia, in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
.
Biography
Prince Turki was born in 1934 to King Abdul-Aziz Al SaudIbn Saud of Saudi Arabia
King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia was the first monarch of the Third Saudi State known as Saudi Arabia. He was commonly referred to as Ibn Saud....
and Princess Hassa bint Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Sudairi, one of seven princes resulting from the marriage. He is known as "the second" (الثاني ath-thānī) because he is the second son born to King Abdul-Aziz known as "Turki". The first Prince Turki was Abdul-Aziz's first son who died in 1919 from Spanish flu.
In February 1982, Prince Turki and his family, while living in Miami, were accused of holding an Egyptian servant against her will. Officers from the Metro-Dade Police Department
Miami-Dade Police Department
The Miami-Dade Police Department , formerly known as the Metro-Dade County Police Department , Dade County Public Safety Department and the Dade County Sheriff's Office is a Limited Service County Police Department serving Miami-Dade County, Florida's unincorporated areas, although they have...
(MDPD) searched his apartment with a warrant but failed to find the woman. However, the police encountered fierce resistance from Turki's bodyguards. He eventually sued the MDPD for $210 million, who launched a countersuit of their own. The State Department
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
granted Turki diplomatic immunity
Diplomatic immunity
Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments that ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws...
in April and the lawsuit was dropped in June.
After a falling-out with other princes, Turki moved to Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
and has lived in self-imposed exile there since.
Family
He is married to Princess Hend. His son, Prince Sultan was "kidnapped" in GenevaGeneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
and placed under house arrest in Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
in 2004 after he spoke out in favor of reform in Saudi Arabia.