Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed Al Saud
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  • Turki Bin AbdulAziz Bin Ahmad
  • Maha Bint AbdulAziz Bin Ahmad

HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz AlSaud , born on June 20, 1963, is the nephew of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and a high-ranking member of The Saudi Royal Family, an international investor and a leading humanitarian activist. HRH is married with two children : Turki and Maha. He graduated from King Saud University
King Saud University
King Saud University is a public university located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdul Aziz as Riyadh University, as the first university in the kingdom not dedicated to religious subjects. The university was created to meet the shortage of skilled workers in...

, Riyadh
Riyadh
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, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
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 in 1986 with a double major in Political Science
Political science
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 and Administration Science. In 2007, Prince Abdulaziz was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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 (RCSI).

Humanitarian Contributions

HRH Prince Abdulaziz is a leading humanitarian activist on the national, regional and international levels, with close links to the World Health Organization; he is Founder and Chairman of IMPACT – Eastern Mediterranean Region (a Regional Non-Governmental Organization “NGO” that is active in the field of Prevention of Blindness), and Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO). He is also Chairman of Eastern Mediterranean Region, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness is a coordinating, umbrella organization to lead an international effort in mobilizing resources for blindness prevention activities. It was set up on January 1, 1975, by the late Sir John Wilson, the Founder President...

 (EMR-IAPB), President of Saudi Ophthalmological Society (SOS), A Board of Trustees Member in IAPB, An-Ex Board Member of Disabled Children Association of Saudi Arabia, Global Ambassador of the International Trachoma Initiative, Member of the International Council of Ophthalmology Foundation (ICOFoundation) Board of Directors).

Offspring

* Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
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Princess Maha bint Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud

Awards

He received the Global Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness is a coordinating, umbrella organization to lead an international effort in mobilizing resources for blindness prevention activities. It was set up on January 1, 1975, by the late Sir John Wilson, the Founder President...

 (IAPB) during its 7th General Assembly in Dubai in September 2004, the Shield of the joint 4th International Conference for the Arab Ophthalmology Association and the 1st Bahrain Ophthalmology Conference in recognition of HRH regional and global efforts endorsing the ‘VISION 2020:The Right to Sight’ global initiative. These efforts resulted in VISION 2020 adoption in all 22 countries of EMR region by September 2004. He also received the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award by the Emirates Ophthalmic Society in recognition of his dedicated work in the field of Prevention of Blindness in April 2005 and the Order of the TWO-NILES Medal by HE President of Sudan General Omar Al Bashir in November 2005. .

Investments

HRH Prince Abdulaziz is a visionary, strategic thinker, dedicated and committed Saudi Businessman, with strong business acumen. He is the Chairman of Atheeb Group, a diversified investment conglomerate with stakes in telecommunications, contracting, defense, ports, shipping and other industries. He is also the CEO of Atheeb Trading Company. In addition, he is actively involved as a major partner in numerous leading Saudi Private and joint Venture business and industries.

HRH is known to be fond of falcon hunting and horses. And he owns “Athba” stables which include a large number of fine horses.

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