Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

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1. http://www.saudinf.com/main/b46.htm
King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
King Fahd, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is the fifth King of Saudi Arabia.

2. http://www.saudinf.com/main/b471.htm
Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
In his capacity as First Deputy Prime Minister, Crown Prince Abdullah has presided over cabinet meetings in the absence of the King.

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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi prince Abdel Aziz bin Fahed bin Abdel Aziz (L) watches Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz 24 December 2003 as he takes part in the Arda dance or War dance during the Janadriyah festival of Heritage and Culture some 38 kms east of down town Riyadh. The festival is entering its second week with many cultural events taking place.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz sword in hand and Saudi flag draped across his shoulders takes part in the Arda dance or War dance during the Janadriyah festival of Heritage and Culture some 38 kms east of down town Riyadh 24 December 2003. Joining in is his brother prince Mitaab (L) and prince Salman ® and Abdel Azizi bin Fahed bin Abdel Azizi (Back L) the son of Mitaab bin Abdullah bin Abdel Azizi (back R). The festival is entering its second week with many cultural events taking place.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz (2rd R), sword in hand and Saudi flag draped across his shoulders, takes part in the Arda dance or War dance during the Janadriyah festival of Heritage and Culture, some 38 kms east of downtown Riyadh, 24 December 2003. Joining in the dance are Prince Salman ® Prince Mitaab (3rd L) Prince Nawaf (2nd L) and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdel Aziz (L), the son of the the Saudi interior minister. The festival is entering its second week with many cultural events taking place.

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[Alexandria]

Some posts in this thread have been edited so that the content reflects royalty still. Let's please keep it this way.

Alexandria

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Crown Prince Abdullah is - imo - getting on in years.

What's the gossip as to the next able royal (of younger age) who is waiting in the wings to take over the Crown Prince role or higher ????

[Bubbette]

Interesting blurb from a conservative US news site (www.newsmax.com):

Pro-American Prince is Arabia's Billionaire Buffett

From his 1991 investment in a then-precarious Citibank to his interests in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., and the Four Seasons Hotels chain, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is steadily gearing up his Riyadh-based Kingdom Holding for an initial public offering.

BusinessWeek reports that the Prince is known as the Warren Buffett of Saudi Arabia.

With his own name better known than his company's, the Prince, 47, is running ads in the U.S. in a brand-building campaign.

"It's on the table," the Prince said. "People have to be aware that, although Prince Alwaleed is behind this, there's an institution, too."

But the IPO is at least three years away, mainly because bin Talal wants to wade into politics, as "the Al-Saud dynasty faces a generational transition."