Turki Al-Sheikh

Turki bin Abdulmohsen bin Abdul Latif Al-Sheikh (Arabic: تركي بن عبدالمحسن بن عبداللطيف آل الشيخ‎; born August 4, 1981),[1] is a Saudi adviser at the Royal Court under the rank of Minister and the current Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment under a Royal Decree.[2][3]

Turki Al-Sheikh
تركي بن عبدالمحسن بن عبداللطيف آل الشيخ
Press conference of Turki Al-Sheikh in the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos with the U.D. Almería shirt
Born
Turki bin Abdulmohsen bin Abdul Latif Al-Sheikh

(1981-08-04) August 4, 1981
Saudi Arabia
EducationBachelor Security Studies from King Fahd Security College
Occupation

Education and career

Al-Sheikh graduated from King Fahad Security College in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in Security Sciences.[2] He then worked in several government sectors including the Interior Ministry, the Emirate of Riyadh and the office of the Defense Minister and the Crown Prince.[2] He was appointed an adviser to the royal court in 2015 and later, in 2017, he was promoted to be a royal advisor with the rank of minister.[2]

In September 2017, a royal decree was issued to appoint him as the new chairman of the General Sports Authority.[4] In December 2018, he was appointed as chairman of the General Authority for Entertainment.[5]

Sport

Al-Sheikh is Chairman of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF),[6][7] and previously Honorary President of Al-Taawoun in Buraidah. He used to be the owner of the Egyptian club Pyramids FC from 2018 to 2019.[8][9] On 2 August 2019 he became the owner of UD Almería, replacing Alfonso García Gabarrón.[10] He named Mohamed El Assy as general director of the club.[11] In December 2020, Al-Sheikh became the honorary president of the Sudanese club Al-Hilal.[12]

Personal

In addition to his official and honorary career, Turki Al-Sheikh was known for his artistic writing, and his lyrics were enriched by a number of Arab artists.[13]

Criticism

Madawi al-Rasheed noted about Sheikh: "Sheikh is revealing himself to be much like the other coterie of aides that the crown prince has ushered in to lead his many new initiatives"[...] "We now have Sheikh, mixing entertainment with the vulgarity of the new Saudi nationalism. His portfolio is to entertain Saudis, but he is doing it with bad taste, excessive hype and populist propaganda."[14]

Awards
  • The most influential Arab sports personality of the year 2017 at the 12th Dubai International Sports Conference.[2][15][16]
  • The Arab Sports Personality Award in Mohammed bin Rashid Award of the year 2018.[17][18]
  • The Arab Sport Culture Award of 2017.[19]

References
  1. "تركي آل الشيخ.. سابق.. ومحب للفن". Al Arabiya (in Arabic). 1 November 2017.
  2. "FaceOf: Turki Al-Alshaikh, Saudi General Sports Authority chairman". Arab News. 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  3. "Turki al-Sheikh: From cultural activism to head of Saudi Entertainment Authority". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. "Turki Al-Asheikh new head of General Sport Authority". Saudigazette. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  5. "King Salman reshuffles Cabinet, Assaf new foreign minister". Saudigazette. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  6. "Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation | ISSF holds its 10TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY". Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  7. "بأمر الملك سلمان ... تركي آل الشيخ رئيساً لهيئة الرياضة السعودية". aawsat.com (in Arabic). 6 September 2017.
  8. "Egyptian football revolution to take Africa by storm". ESPN.com. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  9. "UAE businessman Salem Al Shamsi acquires Egyptian football team Pyramids FC". The National. 6 July 2019.
  10. Góngora, Rafa; Miralles, Carlos (2 August 2019). "Turki Al-Sheikh ya es el dueño del Almería". La Voz de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  11. "Su excelencia Turki Al-Sheikh, nuevo propietario de la UD Almería". Unión Deportiva Almería (in Spanish). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  12. "Turki Al-Sheikh is honorary president of the Sudanese Al-Hilal club – Erm News". saudi24news.com. 28 December 2020.
  13. "من هو تركي آل الشيخ رئيس هيئة الرياضة الجديد؟". akhbaar24. 6 September 2017.
  14. Will feminism be a crime in Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia?, 15 November, 2019, Madawi al-Rasheed, Middle East Eye
  15. "Ahmed bin Mohammed attends 12th Dubai International Sports Conference". wam. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  16. "Turki Al Al-Sheikh Wins Award of the Most Influential Figure in the Arab Football 2017". Saudi Press Agency. 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  17. "Turki Al–Sheikh named Arab Sports Personality". Saudigazette. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  18. "Al-Sheikh Wins Arab Sport Personality Award in Mohammed bin Rashid Award". Naaju. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  19. "آل الشيخ يفوز بجائزة "شخصية الثقافة الرياضية"". www.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
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