Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Thunayan

Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Thunayan, mostly known as Ahmed Al Thunayan, (1889–1921) was one of the advisors to Ibn Saud, founder of Saudi Arabia.[1] He was the paternal uncle of Iffat Al Thunayan, spouse of King Faisal.

Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Thunayan
Born1889
Died1921 (aged 31–32)
Istanbul
Full name
Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Thunayan Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherAbdullah bin Mohammed bin Thunayan Al Saud
MotherTazeruh Hanım

Biography

Prince Ahmed's family were the descendents of Thunayan, one of the brothers of Mohammed bin Saud who is the patriarch of the House of Saud.[2] In fact, Thunayan did not support Mohammed's alliance with Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab.[3]

The father of Prince Ahmed was Abdullah Al Thunayan who settled in Istanbul where he came in August 1880.[1] His mother was a Cherkess-origin Turkish woman Taza Ruh or Tazeruh.[1]

He was born in 1921 in Istanbul and raised there.[4] Prince Ahmed had a twin-sister, Jawhara, and two brothers, Mohammed and Suleiman.[1] Mohammed was the father of Iffat who married King Faisal in the 1930s.[1]

Just before World War I Prince Ahmed went to Saudi Arabia and became a private secretary of Ibn Saud.[2][5] Prince Ahmed accompanied Prince Faisal (later King Faisal) during his official visit to London and Paris.[2] Prince Ahmed's mission in this visit was to transmit the demands of Ibn Saud to British officials.[6]

Prince Ahmed was fluent in Turkish, Arabic, English and German.[1] He died in Istanbul in 1921 shortly after his return from Saudi Arabia.[1]

References
  1. Joseph A. Kechichian (20 January 2012). "Self-assurance in the face of military might". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. "Al Thunayyan Family". Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. Hassan S. Abedin (2002). "Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Great Game in Arabia, 1896-1946" (PhD Thesis). King's College London. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. Leslie McLoughlin (21 January 1993). Ibn Saud: Founder of A Kingdom. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-349-22578-1.
  5. Joseph A. Kechichian (2014). 'Iffat Al Thunayan: an Arabian Queen. Sussex Academic Press. p. 16.
  6. Jerald L. Thompson (December 1981). "H. St. John Philby, Ibn Saud and Palestine" (MA Thesis). DTIC. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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