Turki bin Nasser Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن ناصر آل سعود; 14 April 1948 – 30 January 2021) was a Saudi military officer, who served as the head of the presidency of meteorology and environment as well as state minister for environmental issues in Saudi Arabia.
[1] Turki bin Nasser was assigned as flying officer with the rank of lieutenant at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Eastern Province[2] in 1966.
He then served as a commander from 1976 to 1984 at three different units; namely, Thirteen Squadron (1976), 3rd Flying Wing (1978) and King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Region (1984).
[10] On 18 August 2013, a royal order was issued by King Abdullah to appoint Abdulaziz Al Jaser as head of presidency of meteorology and environment,[11] replacing Prince Turki bin Nasser in the post.
[13] It was reported by The Guardian that Turki bin Nasser owned nearly 200 classic cars, a £20m private Boeing business jet, a large yacht, Sarah, and a mansion in Beverly Hills which he intended to sell in June 2020.
[16] Prince Turki was the owner of Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos I hotel in Barcelona, which he put up for sale in late October 2020.
It was further stated that he received at least £1 bn through an anonymous offshore company, Poseidon, that was linked to Lebanese politician Mohammad Safadi who had been finance minister of Lebanon since June 2011.
[21] His name was linked with allegations of under-the-counter commission deals in the £50 bn al Yamamah contracts, which began under the administration of Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
[22] Thereafter, in 2005, Prince Turki bin Nasser became the focal center of the related investigation carried out by the United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office.
[23] Turki bin Nasser was also mentioned in the Panama Papers due to his relation to HoneyBee Assets Limited.
[26] On 4 November 2017, Turki bin Nasser Al Saud was arrested in a corruption crackdown conducted by a newly established royal anti-corruption committee.