Mutaib bin Abdullah in regard to counter-insurgency, information collection and tactical field operations. He also regarded Mutaib as a knowledgeable and highly competent commanding officer with strong professional ties to the U.S. military. It was also emphasized that Prince Mutaib developed close relations with powerful regional political and military leaders, including King Hussein and Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Ozal. Prince Mutaib's influence seems to begin when he was a military officer in the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) as a result of being the main advisor to his father, Abdullah, commander of the SANG. During his post in the SANG under King Abdullah's
Recep Niyaz Niyaz earned his first senior team call-up under Aykut Kocaman and made his professional debut against Manisaspor on 16 January 2012, coming on as a substitution for Henri Bienvenu in the 79th minute. His first professional goal was against Göztepe at the 88th minute at Turkish Cup in Fifth round on 12 December 2012. Recep Niyaz played for the Turkey national under-19 football team, which won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. He also represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Recep Niyaz Recep Niyaz (, born 2 August 1995) is a Turkish