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]
| 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 | ||||
Early life
editPrince Turki was born in 1973[2][3] to former Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, a 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]
Career
editPrince Turki is "a licensed helicopter and fixed wing pilot,"[5] and a board member of the Saudi Aviation Club.[6] Prince Turki is a founding shareholder of the Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Company, holding 2% of the company.[7] 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.[8] He is also one of the main shareholders of RWAA.[8]
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]
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."[8]
Prince Turki is chairman of the Saudi Development and Training Company.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Saudi Air Sports Federation, Sole Official Representative for Kingdom". Saudi Press Agency. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
- ^ a b Family Directory Data Arabia.
- ^ a b "HRH Prince Turki bin Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Biography". Arab Royal Family. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Suudi kralın pilot yeğeni gayrımenkul için geldi (Pilot nephew of the Saudi king came for real-estate)". Milliyet (in Turkish). 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ Street Eagles ride to meet Sky Eagles Archived 9 September 2012 at archive.today Saudi Gazette
- ^ "Members of Saudi Aviation Club Board of Directors Appointed". Jeddah: Saudi Press Agency. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Founding Shareholders". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Taking to the sky in Rabigh". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Jordan News Agency (Petra) -RJAA, Rabigh Wings Academy seal cooperation agreement". petra.gov.jo.
- ^ "Arabian Aerospace - SDT appoint Mark Kane as CEO". arabianaerospace.aero.