Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Saud ( ar, عبدالعزيز بن أحمد بن عبدالعزيز) (born 1963) is a Saudi royal and businessman.

Early life and education

Prince Abdulaziz was born in

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, on 20 June 1963. His parents are Prince

Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, احمد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Aḥmed bin ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd''; born 5 September 1942) is a member of House of Saud who served as deputy minister of interior from 1975 to 2012 and bri ...

and Fahda bint Turki Al Sudairi. Prince Abdulaziz was born while his father was attending the

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. Abdulaziz bin Ahmed graduated from

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in 1986 with a double major in political science and administration science.

Humanitarian contributions

Prince Abdulaziz is a leading humanitarian activist on the national, regional and international levels, with close links to

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. He is founder and chairman of IMPACT–Eastern Mediterranean Region (a regional non-governmental organization

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that is active in the field of prevention of blindness), and Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO). He is also chairman of Eastern Mediterranean Region of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (EMR-IAPB), President of Saudi Ophthalmological Society (SOS), He is a member in the IAPB board of trustees. He was board member of Disabled Children Association of Saudi Arabia. He is also global ambassador of the International Trachoma Initiative and a member of the International Council of Ophthalmology Foundation (ICOF).

Awards

Abdulaziz bin Ahmed received the Global Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) during its 7th General Assembly in

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in September 2004, the Shield of the joint 4th International Conference for the Arab Ophthalmology Association and the 1st Bahrain Ophthalmology Conference in recognition of his regional and global efforts endorsing the ‘VISION 2020:The Right to Sight' global initiative. These efforts resulted in VISION 2020 adoption in all 22 countries of EMR region by September 2004. He also received the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award by the Emirates Ophthalmic Society in recognition of his dedicated work in the field of Prevention of Blindness in April 2005 and the

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Medal by President of Sudan General Omar Al Bashir in November 2005. In 2007, Prince Abdulaziz was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the

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(RCSI).

Investments

Abdulaziz bin Ahmed is a businessman. He is the chairman of Atheeb Group, a diversified investment conglomerate with stakes in telecommunications, contracting, defense, ports, shipping and other industries. He is also the CEO of Atheeb Trading Company. In addition, he is actively involved as a major partner in numerous leading Saudi private and joint venture business and industries.

Personal life

Abdulaziz bin Ahmed is married and has two children: Turki and Maha bint Abdulaziz. He is known to be fond of falcon hunting and horses, and he owns Athba stables which include a large number of fine horses.

References

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Abdulaziz Abdulaziz ( ota, عبد العزيز, ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; tr, Abdülaziz; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the 32nd List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was 187 ...

1963 births

Living people Recipients of Order of the Two Niles