{"id":9277,"date":"2014-06-25T17:50:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T17:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=9277"},"modified":"2014-07-02T00:09:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T00:09:43","slug":"prince-abdullah-al-faisal-1922-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/prince-abdullah-al-faisal-1922-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal: (1922 \u2013 2007)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ahlan, Arabic fans! Today, I am going to tell you about a very famous and influencing Arab and Saudi figure. I am going to tell<\/p>\n

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Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal By Alahli (www.alahlisc.com) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

you about a poet, a politician and public figure; Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0631 \u0639\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640\u0644<\/strong>was born in Riyadh \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0631\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0636<\/strong>\u2013 the capital city of Saudi Arabia \u2013 in 1922. Till the age of five, Prince Abdulla lived there under the patronage of his grandfather and founder of Saudi Arabia; King Abdul-Aziz \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0643<\/strong> \u0639\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0632\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0632<\/strong>. Then at the age of five, he moved to Makkah \u0645\u0640\u0640\u0643\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 to live with his father; King Faisal \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0643<\/strong> \u0641\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640\u0644<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prince Abdullah went to Al-Faisaliyah Elementary School and got the Elementary Certificate which was the highest educational stage at the time. He continued to educate himself as he was interested in reading literature \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u0628<\/strong>, history \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0640\u0640\u062e<\/strong>and politics \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0633\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong>. Poetry \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0634\u0640\u0640\u0651\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0631<\/strong>was his passion.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Prince Abdullah held many government positions. He started his political career in the late 1940s as deputy of the Prince \u0646\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0626\u0640\u0640\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0631\u00a0<\/strong>of Hijaz \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u062c\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0632<\/strong>\u00a0and then the Prince of Hijaz one year later. He attended with his father King Faisal the conference of establishing the United Nations \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0in the USA in 1945. From 1949 to 1950 he was appointed the Minister of Health \u0648\u0632\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0631<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong>. In 1951, he was the first Minister of Interior \u0648\u0632\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0631<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0627\u062e\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong>. In 1959, he resigned and devoted himself to business and cultural activities. In 1970, he founded Al-Faisaliah Group which was established in Jeddah. He also founded the Saudi Investment Group and Marketing Company (SIGMA) in 1979.<\/p>\n

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Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal via Asharq AL-Awsat Newspaper<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Prince Abdullah was a very active public figure. He played a very important role in the rise of the Saudi sport movement. The year 1952 witnessed the launch of the first formal National Saudi Tournament in football. In 1954, he participated in the foundation of the Arab Saudi Football Union \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062a\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0628\u0640\u0640\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0648\u062f\u0649 \u0644\u0640\u0640\u0643\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0645<\/strong>. Thanks to his efforts, his country was a member of the The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Football Association \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062a\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0649 \u0644\u0640\u0640\u0643\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0645<\/strong>\u00a0(FIFA) in 1955 and a formal member in 1956.<\/p>\n

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Book by Abdullah Al-Faisal via goodreads.com<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Prince Abdullah had a special passion for poetry. He read so many Arab poets like Torfah Ibn Al-Abd \u0637\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0629 \u0627\u0628\u0640\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong>, Imr’o Al-Qais \u0627\u0650\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0624 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0633<\/strong>, Antarah Ibn Shaddad \u0639\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0628\u0640\u0646<\/strong> \u0634\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0627\u062f<\/strong>, Al-Mutanaby \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0649<\/strong>, Ibrahim Naji \u0627\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0645<\/strong> \u0646\u0627\u062c\u0649<\/strong>and Ahmad Shawqi \u0623\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong> \u0634\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0649<\/strong>. He wrote about five volumes of poetry. His first Fus’ha volume \u0648\u062d\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0645\u0627\u0646<\/strong>(Revelations of Deprivation) was published in 1953. His second Fus’ha volume \u062d\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0642\u0644\u0628<\/strong> (A Heart’s Talk) was published in 1980 and was translated into English, French and Russian. His third volume \u0645\u0634\u0627\u0639\u0631\u0649<\/strong> (My Feelings) was published in 1985. Prince Abdullah wrote also many colloquial poems in the Saudi dialect. His poems were sung by so many famous Arab singers like Om Kolthoum \u0623\u064f\u0645\u0651<\/strong> \u0643\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062b\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0645<\/strong>, Najat Al-Sagheerah \u0646\u0640\u0640\u062c\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640\u063a\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0629<\/strong>, Abdel-Haleem Hafiz \u0639\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0645<\/strong> \u062d\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0638<\/strong>, Fayzah Ahmad \u0641\u0640\u0640\u0627\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0632\u0629<\/strong> \u0623\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong>, Talal Maddah \u0637\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u0644<\/strong> \u0645\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0627\u062d<\/strong>, and Mohammad Abdo \u0645\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0647<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Prince Abdullah got many national and international awards during his life. He got the Honorary Doctorate in Humanities \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0643\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0631\u0627\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u062e\u0640\u0640\u0631\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0629 \u0641\u0640\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0646\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong>, San Francisco 1981. He also got the Saudi National Award in 1985. He was honored by Chirac \u0634\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0627\u0643<\/strong>\u00a0in Paris 1985. Moroccan King Al-Hassan II \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0643<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0646<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062b\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0646\u0640\u0649\u00a0<\/strong>granted him the membership of the Moroccan Royal Academy \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0643\u0640\u0640\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0643\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u063a\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629\u00a0<\/strong>as one of the most prominent Arab writers and poets. He also got another Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Shaw University, North Carolina in 1989.<\/p>\n

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