Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz
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Ahmed bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (born 1940) is the youngest of the Sudairi Seven
of Saudi Arabia's royal family. He has been the Deputy Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia
since 1975. He is a senior member of the Saudi royal family
, considered an unlikely, but still possible candidate for succession to the Saudi throne.
He is a son of King Abdul-Aziz and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi.
He has called for a "border fence" between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The plan for the fence was initiated in 2006 and he has stated repeatedly it will not become a "segregation wall".
On November 29, 2010, he attended the Crown Prince Cup, an annual horse race, in place of a sick Crown Prince Sultan.
He publicly reiterated the law prohibiting women from driving in Saudi Arabia after the arrest for Manal al-Sharif
for her publicly defying the law. He stated that the Ministry of Interior only enforces the law of the land.
for three days and examined the extent of destruction caused by the Kashmir earthquake
from an airplane. He promised to provide Pakistan whatever needed for the rebuilding process after the earthquake. He encouraged all Muslim nations to provide aid to Pakistan. He also condemned terrorism and stated it was incompatible with Islam.
Sudairi Seven
The Sudairi Seven, also spelled Sudairy or Sudayri, is the commonly used name for a powerful alliance of seven full brothers and their descendants within the royal family of Saudi Arabia. They are also known as the Al Fahd . They are sometimes referred to as the Sudairi Clan or the Sudairi faction...
of Saudi Arabia's royal family. He has been the Deputy Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
since 1975. He is a senior member of the Saudi royal family
House of Saud
The House of Saud , also called the Al Saud, is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia and one of the wealthiest and most powerful dynasties in the world. The family holds thousands of members...
, considered an unlikely, but still possible candidate for succession to the Saudi throne.
He is a son of King Abdul-Aziz and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi.
He has called for a "border fence" between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The plan for the fence was initiated in 2006 and he has stated repeatedly it will not become a "segregation wall".
On November 29, 2010, he attended the Crown Prince Cup, an annual horse race, in place of a sick Crown Prince Sultan.
He publicly reiterated the law prohibiting women from driving in Saudi Arabia after the arrest for Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif is a women's rights activist from Saudi Arabia who helped start a women's right to drive campaign in 2011. A women's rights activist who had previously filmed herself driving, Wajeha al-Huwaider, filmed al-Sharif driving a car as part of the campaign. The video was posted on YouTube...
for her publicly defying the law. He stated that the Ministry of Interior only enforces the law of the land.
2005 Pakistan earthquake
In November 2005, he visited PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
for three days and examined the extent of destruction caused by the Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
from an airplane. He promised to provide Pakistan whatever needed for the rebuilding process after the earthquake. He encouraged all Muslim nations to provide aid to Pakistan. He also condemned terrorism and stated it was incompatible with Islam.