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Prince Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (Template:Lang-ar) (born August 30, 1959) is the Saudi Deputy Interior Minister in charge of Counter-terrorism. Bin Nayef survived an assassination attempt in August 2009.

Bin Nayef has been praised by Western intelligence officials for the counter-terrorism programs under his leadership, and in June 2003 he even accepted the surrender of al-Qaeda member Abdul Rahman Al-Ghamdi in person. Bin Nayef has generally taken an active approach in dealing with the Saudi media in comparison with other members of the royal family.

Personal life

He is the son of Minister of Interior Nayef bin Abdul Aziz. Born in Jeddah, he moved to Riyadh. He later moved to the United States to study for his bachelor degree, majoring in Political Science.

Assassination Attempt

On August 27, 2009, he was slightly injured by Abdullah Hassan Al Aseery, a suicide bomber linked to Al Qaida.

Al Aseery first rose to notability when he was named on a Saudi list of most wanted terrorist suspects on February 3, 2009.

Al-Asiri spoke to the Prince a few days prior to the bombing, expressed a desire to turn himself in as part of the country's terrorist rehabilitation program, and they agreed to meet. This was an apparent ploy to get admitted to the Prince's palace. Al Aseery is believed to have traveled to Jeddah from the Yemenite province of Marib.

Al Aseery waited in line at Bin Nayef's Jeddah home as "well-wisher," a tradition in the kingdom during Ramadan. He exploded a suicide bomb (perhaps with a cell phone), killing himself, but only lightly injuring the Prince (who was protected from the full force of the blast by Al Azeery's body).

"I did not want him to be searched, but he surprised me by blowing himself up," said Prince Mohammed, who appeared on state television with a bandage around two of his fingers on his left hand.

"However, this will only increase my determination" to fight terrorism in the kingdom.

According to early reports, Al Aseery had hidden PETN plastic explosives in his anal canal, which security experts described as a novel technique. Later reports indicated that according to forensics, the explosives had been sewn into his underwear.

According to Al Arabiya, this was the first assassination attempt against a royal family member since 2003, when Saudi Arabia faced a sharp uptick in al-Qaeda linked attacks.

Family

Parents

Brother

  • Saud bin Nayef, Saudi Ambassador in Spain.

Sisters

  • Norah bint Nayef; Sarah bint Nayef.

Wife

Daughters

  • Sarah bint Muhammad; Loulouah bint Muhammad

References

  1. Raghavan, Sudarsan (October 7, 2009). "In Failed Strike on Saudi Prince, A New Fear of Al-Qaeda's Tactics". Washington Post. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia's ambitious al-Qaida fighter". Dateline. msnbc.com. July 11, 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  3. Bad translation at news.egypt.com. (can somebody find something better, please?)
  4. "Saudi prince defends policy on militants". Reuters. August 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009.
  5. "Bizarre tale of Saudi bomber: Al-Qaida terrorist rode victim's private jet". Metro US. August 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009.
  6. Article in the Arab News from Monday August 31, 2009 (10 Ramadan 1430)
  7. "Al-Qaida claims attack that injured Saudi prince", Forbes.com, August 30, 2009
  8. "Would-Be Killer Linked to Al Qaeda, Saudis Say", The New York Times, August 28, 2009
  9. "Saudi prince spoke to bomber on phone before attack". Reuters. September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on September 2, 2009. On the recording broadcast by Saudi-owned Al Arabiya, the two men are heard exchanging pleasantries and congratulating each other for the holy month of Ramadan, which is currently being observed by Muslims around the world, indicating that the conversation took place in recent weeks. 'I need to meet you to tell you the whole story,' the man told the prince. 'If you come I will sit with you and both of us can give whatever he has to his companion,' the prince replied.
  10. Sherine Bahaa (September 3, 2009). "New evil in the making?". Al Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009.
  11. "Terrorist hid explosives in his bottom". Telegraph.co.uk. September 21, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  12. Article at Haaretz
  13. Article at yahoo-news by Associated Press Writer Abdullah Al-shihri, Fri Aug 28, 11:16 am ET
  14. "Saudi suicide bomber hid IED in his anal cavity", Homeland Security Newswire, September 9, 2009
  15. Peter Bergen (December 27, 2009), "Analysis: Similar explosive on plane used in Saudi attack", CNN.com
  16. Donna Abu-Nasr (December 27, 2009 3:22 pm ET). "Airliner plot raises fears about al-Qaida in Yemen". Associated Press. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. Tepper, Jake, "The August Attempt on Saudi Prince Mohammed - and the Link to Flight 253," ABC News, January 3, 2010, accessed January 3, 2010
  18. "King commended the efforts of the Prince in the service of country and religion" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. August 28, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.

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