Nawwaf bin Abdul-Aziz is a senior member of the Saudi royal family

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 and a close ally of King Abdullah

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. He is a former Minister of Finance. He also served as King Faisal

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's Special Adviser for Gulf Affairs from 1968-1975. He is a former Director General of Saudi Arabia's

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 intelligence agency Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah

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 following Prince Turki's resignation. He was a member of the official delegation to the 14th Summit of the League of Arab States. Nawwaf is the full brother of Prince Talal.

Special Adviser for Gulf Affairs

In 1968, following the evacuation of the British forces from the Gulf Region, King Faisal named him as one of his Special Advisers. In view of his experience in various spheres, King Faisal used to send him to participate in official delegations of the Kingdom at various meetings, including Arab and Islamic summits and meetings of the Non-Aligned countries. He also used to lead the Kingdom's delegations on behalf of King Faisal or work as his Special Envoy. Nawwaf is thoroughly familiar with international policy and law, and is also an expert on Middle East affairs. He did his best to unify the ranks of the Arab Emirates and to integrate these Emirates into one state following their partitions into seven tiny states during the colonial rule.

In view of his rich experience in economic and political spheres, Nawwaf was delegated to serve as the Saudi Government's Official Spokesman and its Special Envoy on several occasions. He visited the four corners of the world and positively contributed to the settlement of numerous disputes in Africa and the Middle East as well as in other parts of the world.

Post-Political Career

Nawwaf also contributed to the establishment of some industrial projects inside and outside the Kingdom to serve the Arab economy. His contribution to the strengthening of the Kingdom's relations with other world states is widely respected. Nawwaf is one of the founders and a major shareholder of the Saudi-New Zealand Bank. He also owns some investment projects in the field of real estate and tourism. He is one of the pioneers of the solar energy industry. Realizing the importance of solar energy, He extended support to Sydney University in Australia to enable it to conduct research and studies in this sphere.

For many years, he has been dedicating his efforts in the service of the Arab, Islamic and international causes. He was earlier assigned to lead the Kingdom's delegation to Argentina, Japan, and a number of Arab countries. He used to accompany Crown Prince

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 Abdullah

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Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is the King of Saudi Arabia. He succeeded to the throne on 1 August 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. When Crown Prince, he governed Saudi Arabia as regent from 1998 to 2005...

 during his official foreign trips.

Health

In March 2002, Nawwaf was admitted to the American University hospital in Beirut after suddenly suffering a stroke.

Family

Nawwaf is the full brother of Prince Talal.

Prince Nawwaf is married to Princess Jawaher Alalsheikh, together they have three children. Prince Abdulaziz (born 1979), Prince Faisal (Born 1984) and Princess Sarah (1989).

Prince Mohammed bin Nawwaf (born 1953) the eldest of the princes children and is currently holding the position of ambassador to United Kingdom.