Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Born1941
Died29 September 2012 (aged 70–71)
Switzerland
Burial30 September 2012
Al Adl Cemetery, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Names
Hathloul bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Abdulaziz
MotherSaida al Yamaniyah

Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: هذلول بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; 1941 – 29 September 2012) was a senior prince of the House of Saud, and a member of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Allegiance Council.[1][2]

Early life

Prince Hathloul was born in Riyadh in 1941.[3][4] He was King Abdulaziz's thirty-second son.[5] His mother was a Yemeni woman, Saida al Yamaniyah, and a concubine of the King.[5][6]

Succession and activities

Prince Hathloul was a businessman[7] and vice chair of the Najd corporation.[3]

In August 2009 the Washington Institute for Near East Policy identified him as a potential successor to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.[5] In 2012, Foreign Policy cited him as one of four potential heirs apparent after Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, adding that Prince Hathloul was much less well-known than the other three candidates.[8]

Prince Hathloul served as president of Al-Hilal FC three times.[9]

Family

Wife Children
'Abta bint Abdullah bin Rasheed Reema (died 18 May 2007),[10] Lamia (died February 2021),[11] Nouf, Bandari, Abdulaziz, Najoud
Maddawi Al Dagaythr (divorced) Fahda, Noura (deceased)
Dr. Salwa bint Ahmed Al Ahmed (divorced) Sara
Mayy al 'Aeesa (divorced) Tarfa (died January 2021)[12]
Masha'al bint Fallah Al Hathleen (divorced) Turki
Al Jawhara bint 'Ali bin Qria' Al Mari (divorced) Saud
'Afaf bint 'Abeed Al Rasheed Al 'Anood
Ghaada bint Mohamed Al Zalal Al Qahtani
'Azeeza Al Thanian
Ameena bint Salem Al Salem
Hind bint Abd al Rahman bin Mohamad bin Sa'eed Al Khaldi
Hind bint Marzough bin Shafi Al 'Aseemi (divorced)

In 2017 his son, Turki bin Hathloul, was named deputy governor of Najran province.[4]

Death

A statement by the Royal Court announced that Prince Hathloul had died abroad on 29 September 2012.[13] His body was taken to Jeddah on 30 September 2012.[14] Funeral prayers for him were held the same day at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.[13]

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa sent a cable of condolences to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the demise of Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.[15][16]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ "Hathloul that I had known". Al Riyadh. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ^ "King Abdullah names members of the Allegiance Council". Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. 10 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008 (18th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 717. doi:10.1515/9783110930047. ISBN 9783598077357.
  4. ^ a b Karen Elliott House (June 2017). "Saudi Arabia in Transition: From Defense to Offense, But How to Score?" (Senior Fellow Paper). Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. pp. 5, 7. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "After King Abdullah" (PDF). Washington Institute for Near East Policy. August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  6. ^ Elie Elhadj (2018). Oil and God: Sustainable Energy Will Defeat Wahhabi Terror. Irvine; Boca Raton: Universal-Publishers. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-58112-607-5.
  7. ^ Ayman Al Yassini (August 1982). The Relationship between Religion and State in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PhD thesis). McGill University. OCLC 896879684.
  8. ^ Michael Stephens (18 June 2012). "The Underestimated Prince Nayef". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Presidents of Al Hilal". Al-Hilal FC. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  10. ^ "بيان من الديوان الملكي وفاة الأميرة ريما بنت هذلول والأميرة شيخة بنت فيصل بن محمد". جريدة الرياض (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  11. ^ "HM The Sultan Condoles King of KSA". Oman News Agency. Muscat. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Death of Princess Tarfa bint Hathloul". SPA. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Prince Hadhloul bin Abdulaziz passes away". Saudi Gazette. 30 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Body of Prince Hazlul bin Abdulaziz Arrives in Jeddah". Saudi Press Agency. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  15. ^ "HRH the Prime Minister sends cables of condolences to Saudi leadership". Bahrain News Agency. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  16. ^ "HM King Hamad Sends Condolences to Saudi Leaders". Bahrain News Agency. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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