Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Sha'lan
Saudi Arabian prince, theorist, politician, diplomat, pilot, and businessman (born 1956)
Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Sha ' lan | |
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Born | 1956 (age 66 – 67) |
House | Al Shaalan |
Father | Fawwaz Al Shaalan |
Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Shaalan Al Ruwaily (born 1956) ( Arabic : نايف بن فواز الشعلان ) is a Saudi Arabian diplomat and businessman. As a grandson of Prince Nuri Al-Shaalan, Nayef is a prince and a member of the House of Al-Shaalan.
Business career
Nayef invested in the oil business in Colombia and Venezuela. [1]
In 1999 he smuggled two tons of cocaine from Venezuela to France. [2] He was accused by the French government of using his diplomatic status to transport the drugs onto his private 727 jet. [3] [4] He escaped sentencing, and was convicted in absentia in 2007. [2] The United States government also indicted him with conspiracy to distribute cocaine. [1] [2]
Personal life
Nayef speaks eight languages. He lived in the United States from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. [1] He is a grandson of Prince Nuri al-Shaalan and a maternal grandson of the founding monarch of Saudi, King Abdulaziz . Nayef's older brother, Nawaf, is married to a daughter of King Abdullah . Nayef has a twin brother, Saud. [5]
Nayef is a nephew and son-in-law of Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , Saudi Arabia's former deputy minister of defense and aviation. [1] Nayef's brother Saud is also the son-in-law of Prince Abdul Rahman. [1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ireland, Doug (6 May 2004). "Royal Coke" . LA Weekly News . Archived from the original on 17 September 2017 . Retrieved 24 May 2012 .
- 1 2 3 O'Grady, Siobhán (26 October 2015). "Saudi Arabia's Royal Drug Problem" . Foreign Policy .
- ↑ "Saudi Prince Accused of Drug Smuggling Avoids Prosecution" . ABC News . 1 April 2005.
- ↑ "Drug charge for Saudi prince" . The Guardian . 19 July 2002.
- ↑ " 'Cover-up to save royal who smuggled cocaine' " . The Scotsman . 28 March 2007.