Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud
Governor of Al Bahah Province
Reign1987 – 2010
SuccessorMishari bin Saud
Monarch
Minister of Defense
ReignDecember 1960 – 31 October 1962
PredecessorFahd bin Saud
SuccessorSultan bin Abdulaziz
MonarchSaud
Born21 March 1934
Riyadh
Died8 July 2012(2012-07-08) (aged 78)
Riyadh
Burial10 July 2012
Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
SpouseSara bint Faisal Al Saud
Issue
List
  • Faisal
    Khalid
    Mishaal
    Noura
Names
Muhammed bin Saud bin Abdulaziz
HouseAl Saud
FatherSaud of Saudi Arabia
MotherBaraka Al Raziqi Al Alma'i

Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سعود آل سعود, romanized: Muḥammed bin Suʿūd Āl Suʿūd; 21 March 1934 – 8 July 2012) was a Saudi royal and politician. He was a son of King Saud. He served as the Saudi Arabian minister of defense from 1960 to 1962 during his father's reign. Later Prince Muhammed was the governor of Al Bahah Province from 1987 to 2010.

Early life

Prince Muhammed was born in Riyadh on 21 March 1934.[1][2][3] He was the son of King Saud[4] and Baraka Al Raziqi Al Alma'i,[5][6] a woman from Asir in southwest Saudi Arabia. Prince Muhammed had a full brother, Saad bin Saud.[6]

Career

During the reign of his father, King Saud, Prince Muhammed held many governmental positions. He began his service as the chief of the Royal Court.[2] Then he was appointed the Saudi Royal Guard Regiment in 1953.[7] Later, he was appointed the minister of national defense and aviation and inspector general in December 1960 succeeding his brother Fahd bin Saud in the post.[8] Prince Muhammed was named the minister of finance on 11 September 1961 when King Saud fired Talal bin Abdulaziz from the post.[9] However, he held the post only six days.[10] His term as finance minister was extended on 15 March 1962.[11] His tenure ended on 31 October 1962.[8]

Prince Muhammed served as the deputy governor of the Al Bahah province until 1987.[12] Next, he served as the governor of this province from September 1987[2][13] to 2010.[14] He resigned from the post due to health-problems. His half-brother Mishari bin Saud replaced him in the post.[14]

Political rehabilitation

Prince Muhammed was among King Saud's most important supporters during the latter's reign. Following a power struggle between King Saud and Crown Prince Faisal the latter became the king on 25 November 1964, and Prince Muhammed pledged his allegiance to King Faisal.[15] He was the first of King Saud's sons to do so, reportedly because he was married to King Faisal's daughter, Princess Sara.[15] Following his rehabilitation Prince Muhammed held several important positions until 2010.[7]

Other positions

Prince Muhammed was a member of the Allegiance Council from 2007[16] to his death on 8 July 2012.[17] He was also a member of King Saud Foundation based in Jeddah.[18] Prince Muhammed had various business activities, too.[2]

Personal life

One of Prince Muhammed's spouses was Princess Sara bint Faisal, the daughter of King Faisal.[19] They had no children.[20] Prince Muhammed had four children with his other wives: Prince Faisal (born 11 September 1951), Prince Khalid, Prince Mishaal (born 24 August 1956) and Princess Noura.[2]

Prince Faisal bin Muhammed received a PhD degree.[21] He was appointed the deputy governor of Al Bahah province on 31 October 1988.[2]

Death and funeral

On 8 July 2012 the Saudi Royal Court announced that Prince Muhammed had died in Riyadh.[17][22] He was 78.[23] Salman bin Abdulaziz performed funeral prayer for him after Maghrib (sunset) prayer on 10 July 2012 at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh. Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Sheikh led the funeral prayer as Imam.[24]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f Sharaf Sabri (2001). The House of Saud in commerce: A study of royal entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I.S. Publications. p. 40. ISBN 81-901254-0-0.
  3. ^ "Leading grandsons of Abdulaziz" (PDF). Springer. p. 180. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. ^ Dana Adams Schmidt (12 May 1962). "Saudi Oil Money Put to New Uses: King and Faisal Build Public Welfare and Economy". The New York Times. ProQuest 116058604. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Family. Muhammed bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". King Saud website. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Saad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud" (in Arabic). Owl apps. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b Stig Stenslie (2011). "Power Behind the Veil: Princesses of the House of Saud". Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf, and the Red Sea. 1 (1): 69–79. doi:10.1080/21534764.2011.576050. S2CID 153320942.
  8. ^ a b "Land Forces History". Royal Saudi Land Forces. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Saud Fires 2nd Brother". Dayton Daily News. Damascus. AP. 12 September 1961. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. ^ "About Ministry of Finance". Ministry of Finance.
  11. ^ "Chronology December 16, 1961-March 15, 1962". The Middle East Journal. 16 (2): 207. Spring 1962. JSTOR 4323471.
  12. ^ Brian Lees (March 2006). "The Al Saud family and the future of Saudi Arabia". Asian Affairs. XXXVII (1): 36–49. doi:10.1080/03068370500457411. S2CID 162227738.
  13. ^ "09RIYADH393". Wikileaks. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  14. ^ a b "Emirs of Al Baaha". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  15. ^ a b Joseph Mann (2013). "King without a Kingdom: Deposed King Saud and his intrigues". Studia Orientalia Electronica. 1.
  16. ^ "28.10.2009: Saudi Succession: Can the Allegiance Commission Work?". Aftenposten. Wikileaks. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Prince Mohammed bin Saud bin Abdulaziz dies abroad". Saudi Gazette. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  18. ^ "The King Saud Foundation". Open Charities. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  19. ^ "Saudi Arabia: Princess Sara honoured Medal of First Class". Gulf States Newsletter (946). 9 May 2013.
  20. ^ Joseph A. Kechichian (2014). 'Iffat Al Thunayan: an Arabian Queen. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. p. 64. ISBN 9781845196851.
  21. ^ "Letter from the custodian of the two holy mosques to King Abdullah II of Jordan". Ain al Yaqeen. 22 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  22. ^ "Influential Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Saud dies". Ktar News. Riyadh. AP. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Prince Mohammed bin Saud, Influential Saudi Prince, Dead". HuffPost. Riyadh. AP. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  24. ^ "ولي العهد يؤدي صلاة الميت على الأمير محمد بن سعود". Al Riyadh. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

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