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Prince Naif/Nayef bin Abdul Aziz (Arabic: الأمير نايف بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) is the Second Deputy Prime Minister and long time Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia. He is one of the six surviving members of the Sudairi Seven, all sons of King Ibn Saud and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi. Born in the city of Taif in 1933, Prince Nayef has held the following government positions:
[edit] BiographyPrince Nayef's career has had intricate links with that of King Fahd who was his predecessor, and mentor, as Minister of Interior. Trusting Nayef implicitly, Fahd's support consolidated the formidable power of the Ministry and bolstered Nayef into becoming among the most powerful of the Al Sauds. Periods of discord among the Sudairi Seven, especially between King Fahd & Prince Sultan were balanced by Nayef's ability to counter the backroom political skills of Sultan. Leaving fellow Sudairi, and Riyadh Governor, Prince Salman the job of clearing the rubble of the Fahd-Sultan battles, Nayef would assume the leadership mantle on their behalf, giving the appearance to ousiders of their unity and power, while issues were ironed out between his warring older siblings. Fahd's stroke in 1995, and his death in 2005, diluted much of Nayef's political strength within the Al Saud. The death of King Fahd on August 1, 2005, and ascension of King Abdullah to the throne made Prince Nayef, technically, the third most powerful man in Saudi Arabia, though he remains, at best, fifth in the Saudi line of succession. He is more active in the government than the nominally senior surviving member of the Sudairi Seven, the elderly and ailing Crown Prince Sultan, though he has delegated much of the day-to-day responsibilities of the Interior Ministry to his brother, Deputy Minister Prince Ahmed and to his son, Assistant Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. [edit] Saudi Arabia's Ministry of InteriorThe Ministry of the Interior oversees the provincial governates, public security & law enforcement, the coast guards, civil defence, fire prevention services, border police, special security, domestic intelligence (Mabahith al-'Amma), special investigative functions, including criminal investigation and is responsible for liaising with the Mutawa in the kingdom. The Prince has exhibited a high degree of broad mindedness, when asked about the certain issues facing the royal family the prince responded, "These shortcomings and mistakes can happen in any society. We are trying to solve our mistakes. I would say that nobody is one hundred percent perfect." His view on democracy is that it is inferior to Royal Patronage “Appointing the members always ensures that the best are selected. If it was to happen through elections, the members would not have been this competent.” Asked if that could include women, he said: “I don’t see the need for that.” As the Interior Minister, Prince Nayef is also the Supervisor General of the Saudi Committee for the Al Quds Intifada, which supports and compensates the families of the Palestinian refugees across the world. His monetary contributions have been viewed as possible incentives to carry out such bombings. He has been instrumental in committing acts of charities not only to Palestanians but also for the Post Tsunami Aid, 2005 Pakistan earthquake, etc. It is believed that Prince Nayef has personally contributed at least $33 million in charity. The critical nature of Prince Nayef's is that he is very much required for the stability of the kingdom. He has been instrumental in breaking barriers, for example it was Prince Nayef, and not foreign minister Saud al Faisal, who went to Iran for a ground breaking meeting to renew relations with the regime in April 2001. Similarly, it is the job of the information minister to control the content of all media in the Kingdom. Since 1995, the position has been held by Dr. Fouad bin Abdul Salaam bin Muhammad Al Farsi--but Prince Nayef heads the Supreme Council on Information, which oversees the processing of information including controls on the World Wide Web. Prince Nayef implemented the Al Saud decision to begin issuing women with identity cards in November 2001. The Directorate of Civil Status issued the first identity cards to women on 3 November, thus making it much easier for women to carry out transactions - financial, legal and social - and is therefore considered a highly significant move. Previously women were registered on their husband's or father's identity cards. [edit] Personal life
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