Noura bint Sultan 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 Al Saud
Born1948 (age 74–75)
SpouseTurki bin Nasser Al Saud
IssuePrince Faisal bin Turki
Names
Noura bint Sultan bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherSultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Biography

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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Mayor Emory Folmar with Princess Noura bint Sultan and her husband". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. "Prince Turki bin Nasser, Saudi royal who was implicated in an infamous arms deal – obituary". The Telegraph. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. Tim Webb (October 2007). "Bribing for Britain" (Goodwin Paper #5). Campaign Against Arms Trade. p. 15. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. "Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". APS Review Oil Market Trends. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. Michael Robinson (5 October 2004). "BBC lifts the lid on secret BAE slush fund". BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2021.


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