Turki II bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (, Turkī aṯ ṯānī bin ʿAbdulʿazīz ʿĀl Suʿūd) (1934–11 November 2016) was a Saudi Arabian politician and businessman. A member of the House of Saud, he was the full brother of King Fahd and King Salman. Early life and education Prince Turki was born in 1934. He was a member of the Sudairi Seven, a powerful faction of brothers within the Al Saud. His parents were King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi. He was known as Turki the second because he was the second son of King Abdulaziz named "Turki". The first Prince Turki was Abdulaziz's first son who died in 1919 due to Spanish flu. Prince Turki studied at the Princes' School established by his father. Career Turki bin Abdulaziz assumed the Riyadh principality delegation on 10 October 1957, because his brother Salman, governor of Riyadh (later King Salman), travelled with King Saud to Lebanon. In 1960 he also served as the acting governor when Prince Salman was on leave. Turki bin Abdulaziz was appointed deputy defense minister on 24 July 1969 by a royal order. His tenure lasted until 1978 when he was forced to resign from office due to his marriage to Hind Al Fassi.