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Saudi King Salman's brother passes away

Saudi King Salman's brother passes away

Saudi Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, a relative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, died on Saturday at the age of 87, his billionaire son said, reported Khaleej Times.

"Prince Talal was called by God on Saturday," Prince Al Waleed canister Talal Twitted. 

 

The family will get condolences on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at home in Riyadh, he included. 

Insubordinately liberal and named the "Red Prince", Talal canister Abdul Aziz was known as a tireless advocate of reform, once in a while in efiance of the royal family.

He was a long-standing advocate of allowing Saudi women to drive, a right that was finally granted to female citizens this year. 

He was Born in 1931, the prince headed the Arab Gulf Fund for Development, a UN body that advances education and health in creating nations.

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