In April 2001 , he , not foreign minister Saud al Faisal , went to Iran as Saudi envoy in an unprecedented move . He issued all women in Saudi Arabia identity cards . Women were previously registered under their husband 's or father 's name in November 2001 . After the September 11 attacks , as the man in charge of the Saudi investigation he received US criticism for his continuing to insist that the Saudi hijackers were dupes in a Zionist plot for over a year after 9/11 , and for not undertaking sufficient action against extremists
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud