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Abdulaziz bin Turki Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic:عبدالعزيز بن تركي بن طلال بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود; born 6 December 1986) is aSaudi prince, businessman, entrepreneur and investor. He was born inLos Angeles, raised inRiyadh and educated inSaudi Arabia,United States and theUnited Kingdom. He is a grandson of lateKing Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and a nephew of the international business leaderAl-Waleed bin Talal.[1]
Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Talal is the only son ofPrince Turki bin Talal. His mother is Sara bint Abdullah, a daughter of former ruler,King Abdullah.[2] His parents divorced, and his mother later marriedFahd bin Badr.[2]
Abdulaziz holds a bachelor's degree in industrial finance fromKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and an MBA in oil and gas management fromCoventry University,United Kingdom.
Abdulaziz started his career atCitigroup inLos Angeles followed by working for a construction company inChina, which he later purchased and brought to Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz is the chairman ofEleventh Holding Company, a diversified Saudi-based conglomerate, and vice president ofSmantah GroupArchived 29 April 2019 at theWayback Machine headquartered inRiyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[3]
Abdulaziz spends considerable time engaging university-enrolled students with discussions and seminars on entrepreneurship and international business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States].[4]
In 2015, Prince Abdulaziz delivered a talk on "Growth in the Gulf and Entrepreneurship" at theLondon School of Economics.
He has been investing in Technology and Financial start-ups, in line with theSaudi Vision 2030, as supported by his uncle Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He is the Chairman of Aseer Investment Company with an aim to highlight the country's cultural and natural attractions for tourists.[5]
On 15 May 2015, with support from one of his former academic supervisors, Abdulaziz offered financial assistance to establish an annual scholarship programme towards five Masters/MBA full-time postgraduates students inCoventry University London Campus (CULC).[4] The official launch of the scholarship programme took place in a formal reception in theHouse of Commons.[6]
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