Saad bin Saud Al Saud
Commander of the National Guard
In office1959 – August 1963
PredecessorKhalid bin Saud
SuccessorAbdullah bin Abdulaziz
MonarchSaud
Born1924
Died1968 (aged 43–44)
Names
Saad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Saud
MotherBaraka Al Raziqi Al Alma'i

Saad bin Saud Al Saud (1924–1968) was a Saudi royal and military officer who served as the commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) between 1959 and 1963. He was a son of the second king of Saudi Arabia, King Saud (r. 1953-1964), and the grandson of the country's founder and first ruler, King Abdulaziz (r. 1932–1953).

Biography

Prince Saad bin Saud was born in 1924 as the son of Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz and Baraka Al Raziqi Al Alma'i. His father, Prince Saud, was the son of Saudi King Abdulaziz.[1][2] His mother, Baraka, was from Asir in southwest Saudi Arabia. Prince Saad had a full brother, Prince Muhammed.[3]

Prince Saad had business activities and was a promoter of the Saudi Arabian Rafinery Company based in Jeddah.[4] In 1959 he became the commander of SANG,[5] replacing his half-brother Prince Khalid in the post.[6] Prince Saad's tenure ended in August 1963 when Crown Prince Faisal named Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (later King Abdullah) as commander of SANG.[7][8]

Saad bin Saud died in 1968.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Family. Muhammed bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". King Saud website. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ George T. Fitzgerald (1983). Government administration in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Master of Public Administration thesis). California State University, San Bernardino. p. 94.
  3. ^ "Saad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud" (in Arabic). Owl apps. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b Sharaf Sabri (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal. Delhi: I.S. Publications. pp. 43–44 Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. ISBN 978-81-901254-0-6.
  5. ^ Joseph A. Kechichian (2001). Succession in Saudi Arabia. New York: Palgrave. p. 28. ISBN 9780312238803.
  6. ^ Bruce R. Nardulli (2002). Dance of Swords: U.S. Military Assistance to Saudi Arabia, 1942-1964 (PhD thesis). Ohio State University.
  7. ^ Alexander Blay Bligh (1981). Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century (PhD thesis). Columbia University. p. 192. ProQuest 303101806.
  8. ^ Summer Scott Huyette (1984). Political Adaptation in Saudi Arabia: A Study of the Council of Ministers (PhD thesis). Columbia University. p. 149. ProQuest 303285259.
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