Noura bint Sultan Al Saud
Noura bint Sultan Al Saud | |||||
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Born | 1948 (age 75–76) | ||||
Spouse | Turki bin Nasser Al Saud | ||||
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House | Al Saud | ||||
Father | Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
Noura bint Sultan Al Saud (born 1948) is a member of the Saudi royal family. She is the daughter of former Crown Prince Sultan and widow of Turki bin Nasser Al Saud.
Noura bint Sultan was born in 1948.[1] She is one of fifteen daughters of Prince Sultan.[2] She married Turki bin Nasser, a son of Prince Nasser.[3][4] She has two sons and five daughters with Turki.[5] One of their children is Faisal bin Turki, former husband of Reema bint Bandar who is the Saudi Ambassador to the US.[4][6] Her daughter, Lama bint Turki, is an amateur jumper.[1]
As of 2001 Princess Noura had stakes in six companies based in Saudi Arabia.[1] It was reported by several media outlets that Noura bint Sultan had received a 170,000 pound Rolls-Royce as a birthday present, flown out to Saudi Arabia in a cargo plane chartered by the BAE Systems which was investigated related to the corruption allegations under Al Yamamah arms deal.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b c Sabri Sharif (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I. S. Publications. pp. 79–80. ISBN 81-901254-0-0.
- ^ Abdullah Al Oreifij (12 December 2009). "He is a father to every Saudi". Saudi Gazette. Riyadh. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Mayor Emory Folmar with Princess Noura bint Sultan and her husband". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Bin Nasser profile: the man at the top of Saudi's corruption list". Egypt Independent. Al Masry Al Youm. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Prince Turki bin Nasser, Saudi royal who was implicated in an infamous arms deal – obituary". The Telegraph. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b Tim Webb (October 2007). "Bribing for Britain" (Goodwin Paper #5). Campaign Against Arms Trade. p. 15. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". APS Review Oil Market Trends. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Michael Robinson (5 October 2004). "BBC lifts the lid on secret BAE slush fund". BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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