Yusuf Yasin
Yusuf Yasin | |
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Born | 1888 Latakia, Syria |
Died | 19 April 1962 (aged 73–74) Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Alma mater | University of Jerusalem |
Occupation | Adviser |
Years active | 1920s–1958 |
Parent(s) | Fatima bint Abdullah Jamal (mother) Shaikh Mohammad Yasin (father) |
Yusuf Yasin, also known as Yousuf Yassin, (1888−19 April 1962) was a Syrian-origin naturalised Saudi citizen and a politician who served in various capacities during the reign of King Abdulaziz and King Saud.[1] He was among the advisers of King Abdulaziz who were employed to improve the decision-making process of the state.[2] Yasin performed several governmental roles in the Saudi government until 1958 when he was fired by Crown Prince Faisal.
Early life and education[]
Yusuf Yasin was born in Latakia, Syria, in 1888.[1][3] His parents were Fatima bint Abdullah Jamal and Shaikh Mohammad Yasin, and his grandfather was Ali Al Masri, an Egyptian migrated to Syria.[4]
Following religious education in Latakia Yasin graduated from the University of Jerusalem in 1911.[4]
Career[]
Yasin settled in Saudi Arabia in 1923 or in 1924.[4][5] Shukri Al Quwatli, future president of Syria, was instrumental in Yasin's migration to the country.[6] Yasin intended to work as a teacher for the sons of King Abdulaziz.[5] Soon after his arrival he became the head of the political section of the royal court and private secretary to the King.[7]
In 1925 Yasin contributed to the establishment of the first weekly paper in Mecca, Umm Al Qura, of which he became the first editor-in-chief.[4][8] The paper soon functioned as the official gazette of the country.[9] In 1926 he was made political secretary of King Abdulaziz and then, appointed the adviser to him in the 1930s.[4] On 29 December 1930 he became a Saudi citizen.[4] Yasin suggested the addition of the phrase al-Sa’udiyyah to the name of the country, Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyyah al-Sa’udiyyah, known as Saudi Arabia, in 1932.[3] In 1937 he was part of the Saudi delegation who visited London to take part in the coronation of King George VI.[10] The same year while officially visiting Baghdad, Iraq, upon the request of King Abdulaziz Yasin attempted to contact with a German arms company owned by Otto Wolff to buy rifles.[11]
Yasin signed the extradition treaty between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on behalf of the latter that established the Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone in 1942.[7] He accompanied King Abdulaziz in his meeting with Franklin D. Roosevelt on 14 February 1945.[12] Yasin signed a treaty of amity on behalf of Saudi Arabia with the Republic of China on 15 November 1946.[13]
Yasin replaced Fuad Hamza as deputy foreign minister in 1951 when Hamza died.[14] Between 1952 and 1955 Yasin was responsible for the Saudi activities in the Buraimi Oasis and was a member of the Buraimi Arbitration Tribunal.[15][16] Following the dead of King Abdulaziz Yasin served as the state minister and the advisor to King Saud, successor of the king.[17][18] It was Yusuf Yasin who made an speech in the inauguration of the council of ministers by King Saud in the Murabba Palace on 7 March 1954.[18] On 15 May 1958 Yasin was removed from the post by Crown Prince Faisal.[19]
Yasin was one of the major opponents of the close relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States.[20]
Personal life and death[]
Yasin married twice and had eight children, five sons and three daughters.[4] One of his sons, Anas Yasin, was Saudi ambassador to the United Nations, India and Turkey.[4] Another son, Hassan Yasin, was the advisor to the former Saudi foreign minister Saud bin Faisal Al Saud.[4]
Yusuf Yasin died of cardiac arrest in Dhahran on 19 April 1962.[4]
Legacy[]
Joseph A. Kechichian has written a book about Yusuf Yasin, The Arab Nationalist Advisor. Shaykh Yusuf Yassin of Sa’udi Arabia, which will be released in December 2021.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Youssef Yassin; Saud bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia; Hafiz Wahba". National Portrait Gallery. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Joseph Kostiner (July 1985). "On Instruments and Their Designers: The Ikhwan of Najd and the Emergence of the Saudi State". Middle Eastern Studies. 21 (3): 315. doi:10.1080/00263208508700631.
- ^ a b c Joseph A. Kechichian. "The Arab Nationalist Advisor". Sussex. Middle East Studies. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Joseph A. Kechichian (21 January 2011). "Nationalist adviser". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b D. van der Meulen (24 October 2018). Wells of Ibn Saud. Taylor & Francis. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-317-84766-3. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021.
- ^ Sonoko Sunayama (2004). Syria and Saudi Arabia, 1978–1990; A Study of the Role of Shared Identities in Alliance-Making (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of London. p. 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b Sayed M. Hosni (October 1966). "The Partition of the Neutral Zone". American Journal of International Law. 60 (4): 735–749. doi:10.2307/2196925.
- ^ C. C. Lewis (July 1933). "Ibn Sa'ūd and the Future of Arabia". International Affairs. 12 (4): 523. doi:10.2307/2603605.
- ^ "Umm al-Qurá, Number 591, 3 April 1936". World Digital Library. 3 April 1936. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Jerald L. Thompson (December 1981). H. St. John Philby, Ibn Saud and Palestine (PDF) (MA thesis). DTIC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2021.
- ^ Basheer M. Nafi (Spring 1997). "The Arabs and the Axis: 1933-1940". Arab Studies Quarterly. 19 (2): 7. JSTOR 41858205.
- ^ "Charles Claftin sees History in the making". Acton Beacon. 17 August 1945. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Norafidah Binti Ismail (August 2011). The Political and Economic Relations of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), 1949-2010 (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Exeter. p. 67.
- ^ Michael Quentin Morton (2015). "The Buraimi affair: oil prospecting and drawing the frontiers of Saudi Arabia". Asian Affairs. 46 (1): 9. doi:10.1080/03068374.2014.994960. S2CID 159991702. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Roderick Parkes (1966). "Notes on the Main Characters". Bloomsbury Collections. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ J. B. Kelly (Summer 1992). "Arabian Frontiers and Anglo-American Relations". Government and Opposition. 27 (3): 368–384. doi:10.1111/j.1477-7053.1992.tb00417.x.
- ^ Hermann Frederick Eilts (2004). "Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy". In L. Carl Brown (ed.). Diplomacy in the Middle East (PDF). New York City: I. B. Tauris. p. 227. ISBN 1860648991. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b Summer Scott Huyette (1984). Political Adaptation in Saudi Arabia: A Study of the Council of Ministers (PhD thesis). Columbia University. p. 135. ProQuest 303285259.
- ^ Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 120. ProQuest 303295482.
- ^ Bruce R. Nardulli (2002). Dance of Swords: U.S. Military Assistance to Saudi Arabia, 1942–1964 (PhD thesis). Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021.
- 20th-century Saudi Arabian politicians
- 1888 births
- 1962 deaths
- Government ministers of Saudi Arabia
- Naturalised citizens of Saudi Arabia
- People from Latakia
- Saudi Arabian newspaper editors
- Saudi Arabian people of Syrian descent
- Syrian expatriates in Saudi Arabia