Abdul-Rahman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
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Abdul-Rahman bin Abdul-Aziz (born 1931) is a senior member of the Saudi royal family and was Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of Defense & Aviation from 1978 to 2011.[1] He is a part of the Sudairi Seven.
He was the first of King Abdul-Aziz's sons to study in the West. He replaced his full brother, Prince Turki, as the Kingdom's Deputy Minister of Defense & Aviation in 1978. Abdul-Rahman was removed as deputy minister in November 2011. Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported that he was dismissed by King Abdullah after being unhappy at being bypassed for selection as Crown Prince in favor of Prince Nayef and subsequently refusing to declare allegiance for the latter.[2]
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- ^ Raphaeli, Nimrod (September 2003). "Saudi Arabia: A Brief Guide to its Politics and Problems". MERIA 7 (3): 11. http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2003/issue3/raphaeli.pdf.
- ^ Ahmed Masri (2011-11-07). "الامير عبد الرحمن اعفي من منصبه لرفضه 'البيعة' [Saudi Prince Abd-al-Rahman Reportedly Removed for Refusing To Pledge Allegiance]" (in Arabic). Al-Quds Al-Arabi. http://www.alquds.co.uk/index.asp?fname=data\2011\11\11-07\07z498.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
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