Luluwah bint Abdulaziz
Born1928
Died17 September 2008 (aged 79–80)
Burial18 September 2008
Mecca
SpouseFaisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud
Issue7, including Abdullah bin Faisal
Names
Luluwah bint Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Abdulaziz
MotherHassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi

Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928 – 17 September 2008) was a member of the House of Saud and a daughter of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi.

Early life

Luluwah bint Abdulaziz was born in 1928.[1] Her parents were King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi.[1] She was the full sister of the Sudairi Seven.[2]

Personal life

Princess Luluwah was married to her second cousin once removed, Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud, a descendant of the 19th-century Saudi ruler Saud bin Faisal bin Turki, who was a brother of Princess Luluwah's grandfather Abdul Rahman bin Faisal.[3] Princess Luluwah and Prince Faisal had seven children, four sons and three daughters, including Abdullah bin Faisal.[4]

Luluwah's daughter Abeer is the spouse of Saud bin Nayef.[4][5] Her other daughter, Al Jawhara, is married to Prince Sultan bin Fahd and another, Nouf, is the wife of Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah Al Faisal.[4] Luluwah's son, Mohammed bin Faisal, was an advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4] Another son, Sultan, was an aviation officer and a businessman.[4] He was killed in a car crash at age 41 on 23 July 2002 while coming from Jeddah to Riyadh to participate in funeral prayers for Prince Ahmed, son of Luluwah's brother Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (later king).[6] Princess Luluwah's son Khalid was named Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Jordan in October 2015.[4]

Death and legacy

Princess Luluwah died on 17 September 2008 at the age of 80.[2][7] Her funeral prayers were performed by her half-brother King Abdullah with the attendance of a number of senior royals and Saudi citizens and held at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on 18 September 2008.[8] One of her full brothers, Crown Prince Sultan, received condolences on her death at his palace in Al Khaldiah district in Jeddah on 18 and 19 September 2008.[9]

In 2015 the Women's Committee at the Council of Saudi Chambers initiated the Princess Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Award to recognise successful women in the fields of family, business and young leaders.[10]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b "Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud" (in Arabic). Owl apps. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Karen Hedwig Backman (16 June 2012). "Born of Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi". Daily Kos. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. ^ Sabri Sharaf (2001). The house of Saud in commerce: A study of royal entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I.S. Publications. ISBN 8190125400. OCLC 47863742.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "حفيد الملك المؤسس سفيراً لخادم الحرمين بالأردن الأمير خالد بن فيصل آل سعود يستعد لاستلام مهام عمله الجديد المزيد على دنيا الوطن". Al Watan. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "About the Bin Laden family". PBS. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Prince Ahmed's cousin killed on way to funeral". USA Today. AP. 23 July 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Death of Princess Luluwah bint Abdulaziz". Saudi Press Agency. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  8. ^ "King attends funeral prayer". Arab News. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Crown Prince receives condolences on the death of Princess Luluwah bint Abdulaziz". Sauress. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  10. ^ "CSC's Women Department Organizes 1st Women Investors Meeting, Honors Winners of Princess Lolowah Award". Targeted News Agency. Riyadh. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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