Personal Life
Prince Talal is known to have wed four times. He first married Umm Faisal, who is the mother of Faisal. He later divorced her. His second wife was Muana Al Solh, the daughter of Riad Al Solh. She was Lebanese. Their children are Al Waleed, Khaled and Reema. The marriage collapsed in 1962; they remained separated until their divorce in 1968. Prince Talal hired one professor from the University of Houston and an instructor to teach English, psychology and Western civilization to his daughter Reema, who was 18 years old, in Riyadh in 1976.
He later married Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Alangary. She is the mother of Turki and Sara. They later divorced. Lastly, he is married to Magdah bint Turki Al Sudairi, daughter of former Human Rights Commission President Turki bin Khaled Al Sudairi.
Prince Talal has fifteen children, nine sons and six daughters. His sons are Faisal (died 1991), Al Waleed, Khaled, Turki, Abdulaziz, Abdul Rahman, Mansour, Mohammed and Mashour. His daughters are Reema, Sara, Noura, Al Jawhara, Hebatallah and El Maha. His daughter Sara claimed political asylum in the United Kingdom over fears for her safety in Saudi Arabia on 7 July 2012.
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