[1] In different periods Prince Nawwaf held significant government posts, including the director of Saudi intelligence agency.

[5] Their mother was an Armenian, Munaiyir, whose family escaped from the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923, a period of turmoil in Armenia.

[6] Munaiyir was presented to King Abdulaziz when she was 12 years old in the palace of emir of Unayzah in 1921, she converted to Islam.

[6] Munaiyir was regarded by British diplomats in Saudi Arabia as one of King Abdulaziz's favourite wives.

[3] During the reign of King Saud, his relations with his full-brother Prince Talal became negative, even leading to contesting their inheritances.

[8] Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz received his primary Arabic and Islamic education at a special school for royal family members.

[13] Prince Nawaf was appointed minister of finance by the king, and served in the post from September 1961 to March 1962.

Prince Nawwaf was thoroughly familiar with international policy and law, and was also an expert on the Middle East affairs.

[11] In view of his rich experience in economic and political spheres, Prince Nawwaf was delegated to serve as the Saudi Government's official spokesman and its special envoy on several occasions.

Realizing the importance of solar energy, he extended his support to Sydney University in Australia to enable it to conduct research and studies in this field.

[3] In 2008, his daughter Princess Sarah was a student at Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland, pursuing a degree in international communications.

[31] Mohammed bin Nawwaf was his eldest son who served as Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland between 2005 and 2018.

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