Turki bin Muqrin Al Saud | |||||
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Born | 1973 (age 50–51) | ||||
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House | Saud | ||||
Father | Muqrin bin Abdulaziz | ||||
Mother | Abta bint Hamoud Al Rashid |
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. He also is the president of the Saudi Air Sports Federation. [1]
Prince Turki was born in 1973. [2] [3] Prince Turki is the son of former Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, nephew of King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and one of King Abdulaziz's grandsons. [3] [4] He is a brother of Mansour bin Muqrin and Fahd bin Muqrin. [2]
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." [5]
Prince Turki is "a licensed helicopter and fixed wing pilot," [6] and a board member of the Saudi Aviation Club. [7] Prince Turki is a founding shareholder of the Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Company, holding 2% of the company. [8] Prince Turki founded and owns a real-estate company in Turkey. [4] Before RWAA, Prince Turki established aviation schools in the United Kingdom and Lebanon. [5] He is also one of the main shareholders of RWAA. [5]
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 Turki bin Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz, and Director General of RJAA Captain Mohammed Khawaldeh. [9]
Prince Turki is chairman of the Saudi Development and Training Company. [10]