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Image attribution: Source: Wikimedia Commons, file 'Nayef bin AbdulAziz.jpg'. Author: Sultan Al-Sultan (Flickr). License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified: placed complete and unretouched on a blurred cream background at 1920x672 to fit the article cover. / المصدر: ويكيميديا كومنز، ملف «Nayef bin AbdulAziz.jpg». المؤلف: سلطان السلطان (Flickr). الرخصة: CC BY-SA 3.0. عُدّلت الصورة: وُضعت كاملة دون قص ولا تنقيح على خلفية مموّهة كريميّة بمقاس 1920×672 لتناسب غلاف المقالة. · License: CC BY-SA 3.0
1429هـ–1442هـ (2008م–2021م)

Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi prince and Minister of Interior, appointed on 27 March 2009 as Second Deputy Prime Minister by royal decree. He chaired the National Committee for Narcotics Control and the Supreme Council of Media, and supported academic chairs, prizes and charitable work.

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Image attribution: Source: Wikimedia Commons, file 'His Royal Highness Prince Saud al Faisal bin Abdul Aziz (5550131494) (cropped).jpg' — author: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK), via Flickr; licence: Open Government Licence v1.0. The Commons cropped version is used at full size, placed on a blurred cream background at 1920×672 to fit the article cover, with no enlargement and no further cropping. / المصدر: ويكيميديا كومنز، ملف «His Royal Highness Prince Saud al Faisal bin Abdul Aziz (5550131494) (cropped).jpg» — المصوّر/الناشر: مكتب الخارجية والكومنولث البريطاني (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) عبر فليكر، رخصة Open Government Licence v1.0. وُضعت النسخة المقصوصة من كومنز بحجمها الكامل على خلفية كريمية مموّهة بمقاس 1920×672 لتلائم غلاف المقالة، دون تكبير ولا مزيد من القص. · License: Open Government Licence v1.0 (OGL v1.0)
1964م – 2015م

Prince Saud Al-Faisal

Prince Saud Al-Faisal is Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who served as Saudi Arabia's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 2015, succeeding his father King Faisal bin Abdulaziz, during the reigns of four kings of the Kingdom. He spent more than forty years at the head of Saudi diplomacy, contributing to the negotiations for full Saudi ownership of Aramco and to regional diplomatic milestones, foremost among them the Palestinian cause, the Lebanese crisis and the Arab Peace Initiative.

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Image attribution: Photographer: Bassam bam — licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (File: الأمير مقرن بن عبد العزيز.jpg). Re-composed on a 1920×672 canvas with a blurred cream #f4efe5 background, no cropping or upscaling. / المصوّر: Bassam bam — رخصة CC BY 4.0، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز (ملف: الأمير مقرن بن عبد العزيز.jpg). أُعيد تجهيز الصورة على كانفس 1920×672 بخلفية كريمية مموّهة #f4efe5 دون قص أو تكبير. · License: CC BY 4.0
1427هـ/2006م–1439هـ/2017م

Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz

His Royal Highness Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi prince who was chosen as Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister on 23 January 2015; he headed the General Intelligence Presidency and served as Advisor and Special Envoy to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Crown Prince, and he rendered service to Madinah alongside educational and charitable works.

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Image attribution: Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — Chairman & President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, at the WTTC Global Summit 2016. Author/publisher: World Travel & Tourism Council, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (File: HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Chairman & President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (26006959140).jpg). Modified: downscaled to 1920 px wide and cropped to a 1920x672 top band; no change to the image content and no added graphics. / الأمير سلطان بن سلمان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود — «رئيس الهيئة العامة للسياحة والتراث الوطني» في القمة العالمية للسفر والسياحة 2016 (WTTC Global Summit 2016). المؤلف/الناشر: World Travel & Tourism Council، رخصة CC BY 2.0، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز (ملف: HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Chairman & President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (26006959140).jpg). عُدِّل الملف: تصغير إلى عرض 1920 ثم قصّ شريط أفقي 1920×672 من الأعلى، دون أي تغيير في مضمون الصورة ولا إضافة رسوم. · License: CC BY 2.0
1956–

Prince Sultan bin Salman

Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the first Muslim Arab astronaut, having taken part in the scientific mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985.[1] He is a Special Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at the rank of minister, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Non-Profit King Salman Foundation, and founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Non-Profit Heritage Foundation; he chaired the Saudi Space Agency and headed the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities and then the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage.[2][4][5][6][13]

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Image attribution: Saudipedia (Ministry of Media, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) — page "خالد الفيصل / Khalid Al-Faisal"; copyright reserved to the Ministry of Media 2026. Cover variant 1920×672 prepared by placing the original portrait complete, uncropped and unscaled, centred on a cream #f4efe5 canvas. / سعوديبيديا (وزارة الإعلام، المملكة العربية السعودية) — صفحة «خالد الفيصل»؛ حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام 2026. أُعدّت نسخة الغلاف 1920×672 بوضع البورتريه الأصلي كاملاً بلا قص ولا تكبير في وسطها على خلفية كريمية #f4efe5. · License: حقوق النشر محفوظة لوزارة الإعلام 2026 (سعوديبيديا) — المصدر الرسمي
1940–

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal

Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi prince who served as governor of Asir Province, then as governor of Makkah Province, then took charge of the Ministry of Education, and in 2015 became Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Province.

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Image attribution: Portrait of Prince Turki Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — Photographer: Marc Müller, 50th Munich Security Conference 2014, source www.securityconference.de — Wikimedia Commons, file "Turki bin Faisal Al Saud 2014.jpg". License: CC BY 3.0 de. The 1920×672 cover variant places the photograph complete, uncropped and unscaled, centred on a blurred cream #f4efe5 background. / بورتريه الأمير تركي الفيصل بن عبد العزيز آل سعود — المصوّر: Marc Müller، مؤتمر ميونخ للأمن 2014 (50th Munich Security Conference)، المصدر: www.securityconference.de — ويكيميديا كومنز، ملف «Turki bin Faisal Al Saud 2014.jpg». الرخصة: CC BY 3.0 de (المشاركة كما هي دون تغيير حقل الإسناد). أُعدّت نسخة الغلاف 1920×672 بوضع الصورة كاملةً بلا قص ولا تكبير في وسط خلفية مموّهة كريمية #f4efe5. · License: CC BY 3.0 de (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Germany)
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Prince Turki Al-Faisal

Prince Turki Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and a son of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz, combined public and cultural work. He led the General Intelligence Presidency during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz and then represented the Kingdom as ambassador to the United Kingdom and later to Washington.

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Image attribution: Official U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) photograph by Helene C. Stikkel, 26 January 1993, held at the U.S. National Archives (catalog.archives.gov/id/6681279); via the Wikimedia Commons file "Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Azziz al Saud (cropped).jpg", cropped from the official meeting photo "Les Aspin and Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Azziz al Saud.jpg". License: Public domain (work of the U.S. Government). Cover prepared by placing the portrait complete, without cropping or upscaling, on a blurred cream 1920x672 canvas. / صورة رسمية لوزارة الدفاع الأمريكية (البنتاغون) — تصوير Helene C. Stikkel، بتاريخ 26 يناير/كانون الثاني 1993، محفوظة في الأرشيف الوطني الأمريكي (catalog.archives.gov/id/6681279)؛ مصدرها ملف ويكيميديا كومنز «Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Azziz al Saud (cropped).jpg» وهو مقصوص من صورة اللقاء الرسمية «Les Aspin and Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Azziz al Saud.jpg». الرخصة: ملكية عامة (Public domain) — عمل حكومة الولايات المتحدة. الغلاف أُعدّ بوضع الصورة كاملة بلا قص ولا تكبير على خلفية كريمية مموّهة ١٩٢٠×٦٧٢. · License: Public domain (عمل حكومة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية — U.S. Department of Defense)
2005م–2019م

Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz

Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz is a Saudi diplomat who served as ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States for more than twenty years until 2005, and then assumed the secretary-generalship of the National Security Council.

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Image attribution: Al-Riyadh Newspaper — file "Faisal bin Fahd in 1978.jpg" on Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (PD-Saudi Arabia); credit field on the file page: http://www.thesaff.com.sa/App_Layout/images/prince/06/27.jpg — modified: placed un-cropped and un-resized, content unchanged, on a neutral cream background to fit the article cover. / جريدة الرياض (Al-Riyadh Newspaper) — ملف «Faisal bin Fahd in 1978.jpg» على ويكيميديا كومنز، رخصة الملكية العامة (Public domain / PD-Saudi Arabia)، مصدر الإسناد في الملف: http://www.thesaff.com.sa/App_Layout/images/prince/06/27.jpg — عُدِّلت: وُضعت دون قص ولا تكبير بلا تغيير في مضمونها على خلفية كريمية لتناسب غلاف المقالة. · License: Public domain (PD-Saudi Arabia)
1974م–1999م

Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz

Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz was president of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee from 1974 to 1999, established the General Presidency of Youth Welfare and headed it, and founded the Kingdom's first official national football team.

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Image attribution: Photo by Hamit erik — licence CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Placed at its native size and resolution (280×389) on a blurred cream backdrop (1920×672), uncropped and un-upscaled. / تصوير: Hamit erik — رخصة CC BY-SA 4.0، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز. أُدرجت الصورة بحجمها الأصلي ودقّتها (280×389) على خلفية كريمية مموّهة (1920×672) دون قصّ ودون تكبير. · License: CC BY-SA 4.0
1428هـ/2007م – 1446هـ/2025م

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal

His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is the chairman of the board of directors of Kingdom Holding Company; the company's share was listed on the Saudi financial market in 2007, and in 2025 he attended the announcement of the resumption of construction work on Jeddah Tower in the city of Jeddah.

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