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LENGTH: 766 wordsHEADLINE; GERMANY SUSPECTS SAUDI ARABIA OF SUPPORTING ISLAMIST TERRORISTSBODY:

Saudi Arabia is coming close to being regarded as "a rogue state", the German news magazine Der Spiegel reports.It says suspicions about a Saudi diplomat in Germany helping suspected terrorists an d generally-held concernsregarding Saudi funding of international terrorism have resulted in the security authorities taking an interest in Saudisand their representations is Germany. The following is excerpt from Holger Stark report by German news magazineDer Spiegel on 3August entitled "Generous gifts":

T he dark limousine of the Corps Diplomatique slid out of the garage of the Saudi representation at Berlin'sKurfuerstendamrn. O ne of the attaches of the embassy, who drove the car himself, squeezed through the denseafternoon traffic into the direction of the television tower. In Neue Kanlstrasse he let a passenger get out anddisappeared - just in time; just a few minutes later the Federal Off ice of Crimina l Investigations took action and arrestedthe passenger, an Islamist from Tunisia. He bad reportedly planned an attack in Germany togather with other suspects.T he Saudi diplomat's role in the terror plot is still unclear. However, shortly after the police action, AttacheMohammed J. Faklhi, officially accredited as head of the "Islamic Department", wajjcecalledja-Riyndh .althe_ead of

-Mareh^Jhe- federal eovernment bad massively urged this move.T ho diplomatic trouble marks a turning point ul relations between the two sates: ts of now the Saudis and their

representations in Germany arc a case for the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV). In particularthe Riyadh ministry dealing with religious affairs, which is represented in most embassies, is suspected of "helping"militant mojahedin abroad "with advice and practical support", a German security official says.

The kingdom, which has so far been treated as a partner, is now classified, like Syria, as part of an "Islamic belt",which poses a threat, Or less diplomatically: Saudi Arabia is getting close to being considered a rogue state.

Like the Americans, the Germans assume that influential supporters from die desert state cultivate ties with the Al-Qa'idah terrorist organization. Militant Islamists were deliberately provided with money and logistics from thesurroundings of diplomatic representations - and this m ay still be going on, The suspicion is primarily supported by theanalysis of th e Fakihi case. A t the beginning, the diplomat was not the focus of interest at aU - however, he repeate'dJy "came under acruliiy during the observation of a suspected terrorist cell. At one time he met, the suspects in tlw Al-Nur " )Mosque in Bcrlin-Neukoelln, which is known as a meeting place c f Islamists; another time they came to his ouh?-faz-achat.

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Meanwhile, th e investigators consider Fakihl as axmediator ia "financing the^Al-Nur Mosque, which has beensupported w ith p etro-dollars from the officially charitable Al-Haramain Foundat ionfropj 'Riyadh, Ac cording to the realestate registry, tw o financiers from Riyadh , including thg*jtoactor_of theJotttdattPfTuold shares in th e partnership underth e Civil Code that bought th e plot of land w here th e mosque is located in Dec ember 2000 fo r about 1,2m euros.In any case, th e mosque communi ty ha s developed to the fundamentalists' liking. According to investigators,

agitation against Israel an d the United States w as followed b y talk about an attack against US facilities. Searchesrevealed a "Glock" handgun and wiring diagrams for the construction of an igniter. Now the federal prosecutor-general'so f f i c e is investigating six people fo r forming a terrorist association. T he main suspec t reportedly worked as a trainer fo rAl-Qa'idah. T he imam of the mosq ue rejects any charges against his house,The German findings correspond to those in other countries. In connection with the U S investigation report on the11 September attacks, the al-Haramain Foundation, is also cited as camouflage for the financing of radical Islamists; inKenya its o f f i c e was closed bec ause of contacts with A l-Qa'idah, in B osn ia its accounts were frozen. In the UnitedStates relatives of victims havo already sued the foundation fo r damages. (Passage omitted)T he Saudis are appK>^iing-reati


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The Saudi Embassy in Berlin didn't . r e spond t o r e q u e s t s for co mment .calls to the saudi government in Riyadh w e r e r e tu rn ed b y a n A m e r i c a npublic-relations consultant in Wash ing ton . T h e consultant, w h o asked no tto be identified by name o r d e s c r i b e d as a Saud i s p o k es man , said M r.Fakihi's activities in Berlin h a d been aud i t ed a nd f ound t o b e p r o p e r ."H e did nothing w r o n g , " the consultant said.The consultant s a i d the p r e m i s e that Mr. Fakihi Persoefforts to s p r e a d an intolerant faith "is dead . w r on g . He added :do not con fuse the acts of a few individuals with tfie beliefs and deedsof the entire Saud i peop le . W h e n y o u paint Saudi A r a b i a with a b r o a db r u s h , you c a n ' t say its peop le are a n ti -A m e r i c a n or a n t i - W e s t e r n .M r. Fakihi arrived in Berlin in 3une 2 0 0 0 , after s tudy ing Islamic lawat the King Saud university in R i y a d h . A slim m anwith a bushy b e a r d , h ehe l ped M u s l i m s in Germany make th e s a c r e d p i lg r im a g e to Islam s holysites in Mecca and Med ina . H e also supplied M u s l i m s h e r e with G e r m a ntranslations of the Quran and o the r religious literature.Mus l im friends o f M r , Fakihi in Germany , m o s t . of w h o m spoke o n thecond i t i on o f a nony m i t y , sa i d that h e spoke neither German no r E n g l i s h .H e led a relatively insular e x i s t e n c e b e c a u s e h e r e s i s t e d fraternizingwith non-Mus l ims -- and even with m o s t o t h e r M u s l i m s in Germany , w h o m h ec o n s i d e r e d to o spiritually l ax . M o s t o f G e r m a n y ' s 3 .5 million M u s l i m sa re T u r k s w h o follow a v e r s i o n o f Islam mo re mod e r a t e t han that e s p o u s e db y o b s e r v a nt S a u d i s .M r. Fakihi's p o s t at the Saudi Embassy w as t h e e q u i v a l e n t o f acultural a t t a c h e . But his friends said he w o u l d n ' t at tend c o n c e r t s ,p lays or m o v i e s , primarily because he f e a r e d any e x pos u r e to muslc< ,nw h i c h some o r t h o d o x M u s l i m s a v o i d . H e a d h e r e d to a f u n d a m e n t a li s t strainof the religion promoted b y Saudi A rab i a an d o f t en r e f e r r e d to asw a h h a b i s m . Th e n a m e alludes to M u h a m m a d ibn ' A b d a l - w a h h a b , th e l e a d e rof a puritan Islamic revival in the 18th cen tu ry . Mr. Fakihi s strictfidelity to wahhab i sm p r e v e n t e d him f r o m e n t e r i n g a car if the r a d i o wasplaying b e c a u s e o f the chance that m u s i c m i g h t c o m e o n, his friendssaid.No t all of his v i e w s w e r e consistent, h o w e v e r . His f r i e n d s s a i d thatM r. Fakihi vociferously u rged them to b o y c o t t A m e r i c a n go o d s , as as y m b o l o f r e s i s t a n c e to a culture h e v i e w e d as c o r r u p t and d e c a d e n t .still, the diplomat couldn't shake his s t r o n g affection for c o c a - c o l a ,w h i c h h e d r a n k e v e r y d a y , h i s friends said, d e s p i t e their j o k e s a b o u tthe contradiction.M r. Fakihi's wife, Mary am , is a s c h o o l t e a c h e r , a p r o f e s s i o n in s h o r t .supp l y in S a u d i A r a b i a , s o t h e gove rnmen t h a d h e r r e ma i n b e h in d in tneirh o m e country, with t h e c o u p l e ' s d a u g h t e r . T h e d i p l o m a t w a s lonely, hisfriends s a i d , and he found s o l a c e in an A r a b r e s t a u r a n t called s a T s a b i l .Th e p l ace w a s known for i ts authentic h o m e c o o k in g and fo r no t s e r v i n galcohol, w h i c h o b s e r v a n t M u s l i m s a v o i d . E v e r y d a y , M r. Fakihi o r d e r e dlamb s tew with rice, a favorite dish h is m o t h e r h a d m a d e , th er e s t a u r a n t ' s o wn e r , Houssam N a h o u l i , said.M r. Nahouli and s o m e of h is emp loyees w e r e membe r s o f Berlin's A l - N u rMosque, w h i c h became M r. Fakihi's favorite p l a c e o f w o r s h i p , too , hisfriends said. The s m a l l mosque is located in a district known fo^itsm ix o f i m m i g ran t s and co un te r cu l t u r e German y o u t h . M os t o f A l - N u r sw o r s h i p e r s are f r om A r a b c o u n t r i e s , andit s tands out f r o m p r e d o m i n a n t l yT u r k i s n mosques in that it hews to a mo re o r t ho do x f o rm of I s l a m ,a c c o r d i n g to German gove rnmen t investigators.B y th e late 1990s , the mosque h o s t e d p r e a c h e r s w h o justified v i o l e n c ein the n a m e of de fend ing Islam, the i n v e s t i g a t o r s said, w o h a m e d Atta,though t to be the lead Sep t . 11 h i j a c k e r , and o t h e r membe r s of .theHamburg cell visited the mosque du r i n g this p e r i o d , the investigators

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u r . nrc nA f g h a n i s t a n . German p r o s e c u t o r s submi^te.copies^^ents oc o u r t in Hamburg during the trial o f C u m r e l M o t a s s a d e , a X w o r o c c a nc o n v i c t e d in Februa ry of aiding theMr. Fakihi had big plans for Al-Nur. Shortly after arriving in .Berlinin Dune 200QT-4t-wre>?e-n letter to-JEJe-Saudi Minister of Islamic Attaiin R i y a d h / S a l e h bin Abdul a z i z . A l - A s h a i k h A p r o p o s i n g "turn the mosque ,into a cenW t-XsTjyincJilss! ^ a i me d at etnnic Europeanpopulations in E a s t e r n Europe. fnelournal r e v i e w e d a copy of tne iejrin A r a b i c and had it translated. Mr. Fakihi, whoe n v i s i o n e d mo v i n g hisoffice to the m o s q u e , p r o p o se d that A l - N u r c a r r y the w o r d of is!a m toP o l and , the C ze c h Repub l ic and Hung a ry , the last of /which once b e lo n g e dto the Islamic Caliphate under Ot toman Empi re rule.Th e letter c a u t i o n e d a b o u t the need to p r e p a r e for t i m e s of "conflict"be tween Musl ims a n d u n s p e c i f i e d "others, ".although t h e c o n t e x t impliedthat he w a s n ' t referring to violent conflict. The.letter r e c o m m e n d e dp u r c h a s i n g real e s t a t e to house an e n l a r g e d Islamic c e n t e r in Berlin,noting that "property o w n e r s h i p is more s e c u r e , and offers g r e a t e r ng u a r a n t e e s shou ld it come to a conflict be t w e e n Mu s l i ms and the o t h e r s .itcouldn't be d e t e rm i n e d w h a t r e sp o n se Mr. Fakihi r e c e i v e d to hisletter.The W a s h i ng ton- ba s ed consultant to the Saudi g o v e r n m e n t s a i d thed i p l o m a t ' s a id t o the mosque w a s m o d e s t . A n audit of the a c c o u n t s a t t neSaudi Embassy in Berlin r e v e a l e d that M r. Fakihi distributed a _ total o rless than $ 5 , 0 0 0 in gover nm en t money d u r i n g his entire t e n u r e in Be[Mn,the consultant said. "H is j o b w a s t o p r o v i d e c o p i e s o f t he M Q u r a n , praye rr u g s , and to suppo r t the celebration of Islamic festivals, theconsultant a d d e d . "H e w a s n ' t in a position to p r o v i d e f u n d i n g for am o s q u e . "B u t German investigators s a i d M r. Fakihi a r r a n g e d fo r Saudigover nm en t - ba c ked charities^ttTtund the elfpa ro of A l - N u r . The mainexample is the Riyadh-basewhich investigatorssa id Pdona ted $1.2 million tb~1retp-i*trs ^l a n d - p u r c h a s e r e c o r d s show that in December 2000, the mosque u s e d themoney t o buy a four-story factory complex o n a quiet s i d e street, a c r o s sf r o m a two-story figure of a M a r l b o r o Man rotating on tj6 ,arom a twu-5tory i l y u i e ui o mm I U V M M I - I B H .-......, ~ . - --- .- i-,_.-, (S rcigarette factory. P r e v i o u s l y a shabby ba c kya r d p r a y e r hall, the largerA l - N u r w a s outfitted with p r a y e r r u g s , c l a s s r o o m s , kitchens, shops a n dan internet s e r v e r , all of w h i c h a mosque official p r o u d l y p o i n t e d outd u r i n g a visit.in March 2002, the U . S . T r e a s u r y o r d e r e d t h e f r e e z i n g o f a s s e t s of theA l - H a r a m a i n b r an ch e s in B o s n i a and S o m a l i a , in J u n e , the s a u d igovernment sa id that its own nvestigation of the foundation hadRe ve a le d that t hese b r an ch e s " s u p p o r t e d terrorist activities andterrorist organizations," s uc h a s al Qaeda. T he Saud is said that theRiyadh b r a n c h of the foundation, w h i c h is backed by the Saudig o v e r n m e n t , hadn't been involved in a n y w r o n g d o i n g .in May, t he saud i and A m e r i c a n g o v e r n m e n t s .d e m a n d e d that A l -H a r am a i ' nshut down its o p e r a t i o n s in 10 countries, including P a k i s t a n , I n d o n e s i aa n d C r o a t i a . T h e A l - H a r a m a i n h e a d q u a r t e r s in Riyadf i didn't r e sp o n d tor e q u e s t s fo r comment . The Saud i g o v e r n m e n t c o n s u l t a n t in W a s h i n g t o n saidhis client had no comment on any dealings M r. Fakihi m ay have ha d withIslamic charities.when i m a g i n i n g a m i s s i o n a r y c e n t e r catering to E a s t e r n E u r o p e a n s , M r.Fakihi's model was the Islamic cultural c e n t e r and the central Mosque inL o n d o n ' s Regents P a r k , a c c o r d i n g to a s a u d i friend w ho d i s c u s s e d tn e

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matter with him. The London comp lex is run by Wimad A ! - D u b ayan , M r.Fakihi's predecessor as saudi cultural attache rn--sarliiL__ ^Mr. Dubayan said h is operation provides g u i d a n c e fo r Britain's Musl imcommuni ty on issues such a s marriage an d divorce. The mosque , he said,is not a saudi government institution, ithas representatives from23countries serving on its supervisory b oa rd , he said. "I don't representsaudi Arabia," Mr. Dubayan said. But the London m o s q u e and Mr . Dubayanhave close ties to Saud i - governmen t -backed charities, such as the MuslimW o r l d League, according to the league's web site.Mr. Dubayan left the Saudi Embassy in Berlin three y e a r s ago. But asenior German intelligence official said he remained a Saudi diplomatuntil early this y e a r , itwas only then that Mr. Dubayan returned hisdiplomatic accreditation, the German official said.During Mr. Fakihi's more than two years in Berlin, Mr. Dubayan servedas his mento r a n d m e t regularly with the younger man.a c c o r d i n g to asaud i friend of Mr. Fakihi's familiar with the relationship, in fact,the expansion of the Al-Nur mosque was a project conce ived by Mr.Dubayan , the friend said. Mr. Dubayan arranged for this friend to assistMr. Fakihi in writing the Al-Nur proposal and other important letters.Mr. Dubayan didn't respond to requests for comment on his relationshipwith M r. Fakihi,The Al-Nur project stalled after sept. 11, 2001. During a Germangovernment investigation of Islamic extremism, Mr. Fakihi's businessc a r d turned up among the possess ions o f Mr . M o t as s ad e q , t he m anconvicted of aiding the sept. 11 hijackers. Investigators said theybelieve Mr. Fakihi met Mr. Motassadeq at the Al-Nur mosque or theSalsabil restaurant. But the investigators said they don't think Mr.Fakihi assisted the hijackers. "Wenever took notice of Mr. Fakihi untilthe card was found," a senior German intelligence official said. TheSaudi Embassy said last November that it had had no contact with Mr.Motassadeq .By December, th e German governmen t ' s suspicion of Mr. Fakihi wa sunm is t akab le , visitors to his Berlin h o m e said they had to walk pastpolice gu a rds , a n d investigators somet imes watched h im f r o m a n unmarkedca r as he ate in his favorite restaurant. Friends who joined him forthese meals said he told them that the Germans were "conducting aterrorism investigation."O n March 20, German police tailing a 32-year-old Tunisian, IhsanG a r n o a u i , saw heir quarry in a car with diplomatic license plates,investigators said. Mr. Garnoau i is under investigation for p o sse ss i n gbomb-making materials a n d a handbook fo r making p o i s o n s . Germaninvestigators said they believe Mr. Fakihi was driving the car withdiplomatic plates. The investigators said they believe the pair a l s o hadfirst met at the Al-Nur mosque or the Salsabil restaurant.The Tunisian wa s arrested o n March 20, within minutes o f leaving thecar. He is in pretrial detention. A senior German investigator said M r.Garnoau i had visited the saudi Embassy in Berlin earlier that day toapply for a visa. Mr. Garnoaui couldn't be reache/The imam, o r prayer leader, of the A l - N u r mosquey^a lem E l RafgV, wa sarrested on the evening o f March 20. German federal police Searched hishome and the mosque, according to the ima m ' s lawyer, Matthias Zieger,Mr. Zieger said his client is innocent of any w r o n g d o i n g but is unde rinvestigation for membership in a terrorist g roup and for supporting aterrorist group. The cleric was released after being held overnight. Mr.Zieger said he has no knowledge of Mr . Fakihi, th e A l -H a r a m a i nFounda t i on or activities at the mosque.T w o days after the arrests, o n March 22 , the German Foreign Ministry,

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following a recommendat ion f r om the country's domestic-intelligences e r v i c e , told the saudi E m b a s s y that M r. Fak ih i ' s d ip loma t i ca c c r e d i t a t i o n would b e w i t h d r a w n unless he left t h e coun t r y , a c c o r d i n gto a s e n i o r G e r m a n official. I,That s a m e day, Mr. oubayan f lew in f rom L o n d o n and met Mr. Fakih i atBerlin's intercontinental Hotel, one o f Mr . Fak ih i ' s friends said. M r,oubayan didn't respond to reques ts fo r c o m m e n t about this meet i ng . Thenext day, M r. Fakihi took a flight to Riyadh.The Saudi government consu l t an t in Wash ing ton sa id Mr. Fakihi w asnever formally asked to leave G e r m a n y and that G e r m a n y has neveri n fo rmed Saudi Arabia about any Investigation of Mr, Fakihi. The Saudiconsu l tan t said M r. Fakihi w as ques t ioned by saudi officials u p o n hisreturn to Riyadh and wa s c l e a r e d of any wr o n gd o in g . The G e r m a n Fo re i g nMinistry d e c l i n e d to c o m m e n t .Reuni ted with h is w i fe and child in Riyadh , Mr. Fakihi has t e lephonedat least tw i ce to Berlin to say that he is do ing fine, his friends s a id .H e has told friends he isn't under investigation a t h o m e . A l l e g a t i o n sthat he inappropriately channeled m o n e y to the Al -Nur m o s q u e are"nonsense, " he has told these friends.T r a c k i n g an E n v o yM u h a m m a d D a b e r F a k i h i- - A g e : 3 2- - F o r m e r t i t l e : H e a d o f I s l a m i c Affairs D e p a r t m e n t f o r S a u d i E m b a ss yi n B e r l i n- - T e n u r e in p o s i t io n : J u n e 2000 to M a r c h 2003- - E d u c a t i o n : S t u d i e d Islamic l a w a t K i n g S a u d u n i v e r s i t y i n R i y a d hDelete | Reply Reply to All | Forward [ Redirect | Blackl is t | M e s s a g e Source | Res ume | Sav e as Pr in t Back to INBOX ^

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BIOGRAPHYRobert W . JordanU.S. Am bassad or to the Kingdo m of Saudi Arab iaAmbassador Jordan was nom inated by President George W. Bush on September 12 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate asAmbassador to the Kingd om of Saudi Arabia on October 3, 2001.Ambassador Jordan, formerly a practicing attorney and arbitrator, was a senior partner and on e of the founding partners ofthe Dallas office of Baker Bo tts L.L.P. He h as served as personal attorney to President George W . Bush. A recent Presidentof the Dallas Bar A ssociation, h e was a mem ber of the Board o f Directors of the S tate Bar of Texas and served on the b oardsof numerous charitable and civic organizations. In 2000 he received the Mentors and Allies A ward by the Dallas YoungWo men's Christian Association for his role in assisting women's career advancement. A veteran of the U .S. Navy, hereceived his Bachelor's degree in political science from Duke U niversity, received a Masters degree in government andinternational relations from the University of Maryland, and received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma.Ambassador Jordan was born on October 9, 1945. He is married to Dr. Ann Jordan and has three sons, Mark, Peter, andAndrew.American Embassy offices are closed on American and Saudi holidays. *fr Return to Embassy Homepage

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Embassy CounselorsAmbassador, Robert W,.JordanDCM, Margaret M. ScobeyEcon Counselor, Alice DressPolitical/Military Counselor, Martin P. AdamsCommercial Counselor, David RundeUAdministrative Counselor, Chris RicheConsul General, Kenneth F. SackettBilateral Programs Counselor, Michael MacaryRegional Security Officer, Greg G. HaysPublic Affairs Counselor, John F. BurgessPolitical Counselor, Matthew H. TuellerDefense Attache, Colonel Kenneth ShiveAgricultural Counselor, W. Quinton GrayLegal Attache, Edward Gibson

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Saudi Arabia - 7/7/03

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsLast Updated: 7/7/03

Saudi ArabiaKing"rime MinisterFirst Dep. Prime Min.Second Dep. Prime Min.Min. of AgricultureMin. of Civil ServiceMin. of Commerce & IndustryVlin. of Communications & InformationTechnologyMin. of Culture & InformationMin. of Defense & AviationMin. of Economy & PlanningMin. of EducationMin. of FinanceMin. of Foreign AffairsMin. of HealthMin. of Higher EducationMin. of InteriorMin. of Islamic GuidanceMin. of JusticeMin. of Labor & Social AffairsMin. of Municipal & Rural AffairsMin. of Petroleum & Mineral ResourcesMin. of Pilgrimage Affairs & Religious TrustsMin. of TransportMin. of Water & ElectricityMin. of StateMin. of StateMin. of StateMin. of State

Saud, FAHD, bin Abd al-Aziz AlSaud, FAHD, bin Abd al-Aziz AlSaud, ABDALLAH, bin Abd al-Aziz AlSaud, SULTAN, bin Abd al-Aziz AlBalghunaym, Fahd bin Abd al-Rahman binSulaymanFayiz, Muhammadbin AliYamani, Hashim bin Abdallah bin HashimMulla, Muhammad bin Jamil bin AhmedFarsi, Fuad Abd al-Salam MuhammadSaud, SULTAN, bin Abd al-Aziz AlGhusaybi, Khalid bin MuhammadRashid, Muhammad Ahmad al-Asaf, Ibrahim Abd al-Aziz al-Saud, SAUD al-FAYSAL, bin Abd al-Aziz AlManei, Hamad bin Abdallah al-Anqari, Khalid bin Muhammad al-Saud, NAYIF, bin Abd al-Aziz AlShaykh, Salih bin Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad bin ^IbrahimShaykh, Abdallah Muhammad Ibrahim Al al-Namla, Ali bin IbrahimSaud, MITIB, bin Abd al-Aziz AlNaimi, Ali IbrahimMadani, lyad bin AminSuraysri, Jubara bin Id al-Qusaybi, Ghazi bin Abd al-Rahman al-Ayban, Musaid bin Muhammad al-Khuwaytir, A bd al-Aziz bin Abdallah al-Nafisa, Mutalib bin Abdallah al-Saud, A BD AL-AZIZ, bin Fahd bin Abd al-Aziz A l

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Min. of StatePres. of the Higher Council of UlemaGovernor, Saudi Arabian Monetary AgencyAmbassador to the USPermanent Representative to the UN, NewYork

Zaynal, Abdallah bin Ahmad bin YusifShaykh, Abd al-Aziz Abdallah al-Sayyari, Hamad al-Saud, BANDAR, bin Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz AlShubukshi, Fawzi bin Abd al-Majid

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