[1][3] His parents married when Turki bin Abdullah took refuge with the Al Shamir branch of the Ajman tribe.
[4] In fact, his name, Jiluwi (dialectically, Jlūwi), was originated from the Arabic phrase fi jalwatihi referring to a person in exile like Turki bin Abdullah.
[4] Jiluwi bin Turki accompanied his brother Faisal, ruler of the Emirate of Najd, when he was sent to exile in Egypt in the December 1838.
[4][5] When they returned to Arabia and Faisal reestablished his rule Jiluwi was appointed governor of Qassim based in Unaizah in 1849.
[5][8] Jiluwi's two sons, Abdulaziz and Fahd, accompanied their cousin, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, during the exile of the Al Saud family.