Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz is a senior advisor to, and half brother of, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah. A former Minister of Finance (1961-1962), he also served as King Faisal's Special Advisor for Gulf Affairs for several years. Saudi Logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... King Abdullah can refer to: Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, current king of Saudi Arabia Abdullah II, current king of Jordan Abdullah I, Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Transjordan (1946–1949) This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... There were numerous monarchs known as King Faisal, including: King Faisal of Saudi Arabia King Faisal I of Iraq King Faisal II of Iraq This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Prince Nawaf has amassed considerable business interests and was, briefly, President of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Directorate before a stroke caused him to retire prematurely.

Nawaf's mother was of Armenian decent and his only full living brother is Talal bin Abdul Aziz. Though he is among the 10 oldest living sons of the late King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, it is unlikely that he has a legitimate claim as a candidate for Saudi Arabia's line of succession, due to extended periods away from postions in government and his Armenian heritage. Ibn Saud Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal Al Saud (1880 - November 9, 1953), also known by several abbreviated forms of this name, or simply as Ibn Saud was first monarch of Saudi Arabia. ...