Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Sha'lan

Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Shaalan Al Ruwaily (born 1956) (Arabic: نايف بن فواز الشعلان) is a Saudi Arabian diplomat and businessman. As a grandson of Prince Nuri Al-Shaalan, Nayef is a prince and a member of the House of Al-Shaalan.

Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Sha'lan
Born1956 (age 66–67)
HouseAl Shaalan
FatherFawwaz Al Shaalan

Business career

Nayef invested in the oil business in Colombia and Venezuela.[1]

In 1999 he smuggled two tons of cocaine from Venezuela to France.[2] He was accused by the French government of using his diplomatic status to transport the drugs onto his private 727 jet.[3][4] He escaped sentencing, and was convicted in absentia in 2007.[2] The United States government also indicted him with conspiracy to distribute cocaine.[1][2]

Personal life

Nayef speaks eight languages. He lived in the United States from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.[1] He is a grandson of Prince Nuri al-Shaalan and a maternal grandson of the founding monarch of Saudi, King Abdulaziz. Nayef's older brother, Nawaf, is married to a daughter of King Abdullah. Nayef has a twin brother, Saud.[5]

Nayef is a nephew and son-in-law of Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's former deputy minister of defense and aviation.[1] Nayef's brother Saud is also the son-in-law of Prince Abdul Rahman.[1]

References
  1. Ireland, Doug (6 May 2004). "Royal Coke". LA Weekly News. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. O'Grady, Siobhán (26 October 2015). "Saudi Arabia's Royal Drug Problem". Foreign Policy.
  3. "Saudi Prince Accused of Drug Smuggling Avoids Prosecution". ABC News. 1 April 2005.
  4. "Drug charge for Saudi prince". The Guardian. 19 July 2002.
  5. "'Cover-up to save royal who smuggled cocaine'". The Scotsman. 28 March 2007.
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