Mansour bin Muqrin
Mansour bin Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1974 – 5 November 2017) (Arabic: منصور بن مقرن بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) was a Saudi businessman, member of the House of Saud, and advisor at the Court of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.[1] In April 2015, he was appointed advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques with the rank of minister. He was the son of Prince Muqrin al-Saud, former Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. He was killed in mysterious circumstances when his helicopter crashed on 5 November 2017, hours after a major purge of the kingdom's political and business leadership.[2]
Mansour bin Muqrin | |||||
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Advisor at Crown Prince Court | |||||
In office | 22 April 2015 – 5 November 2017 | ||||
Monarch | King Salman | ||||
Deputy Governor of Asir | |||||
In office | 2013 – 5 November 2017 | ||||
Personal Details | |||||
Born | 1974 | ||||
Died | 5 November 2017 (aged 42–43) | ||||
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House | House of Saud | ||||
Father | Crown Prince Muqrin | ||||
Mother | Abtah bint Hamoud Al Rashid |
Family
Mansour was the son of former Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz and Abta bint Hamoud Al Rashid,[3] and a brother of Turki bin Muqrin bin Abdulaziz and Fahd bin Muqrin.[4] In 2013, Mansour married a daughter of his first cousin Prince Saud bin Fahd Al Saud.[5]
Career
In 2013 Mansour bin Muqrin was named deputy governor of 'Asir Region which he held until his death in 2017.[6] In January 2015, King Salman accepted Crown Prince Murqin's recommendation that Mansour be made advisor at the Court of the Crown Prince.[7] He was a partner in Ethan Allen's Saudi franchise.[8] Mansour was vice chairman of Al-Bayan Foundation, which builds colleges of higher education in Saudi Arabia.[9][10]
Death
Mansour bin Muqrin died in a helicopter crash near Abha on 5 November 2017, near the border with Yemen. The prince died along with seven other officials while returning from an inspection tour according to the Interior Ministry. It did not give a cause for the crash.[11][12] His helicopter went down and disappeared from radar on 5 November 2017.[13][14][15] His brother Faisal in a statement to Saudi newspaper Okaz, denied reports that Mansour's death was suspicious.[16] In October 2018, Middle East Eye claimed that Mansour was killed by the Tiger Squad,[17] and that he had fled the 2017 Saudi Arabian purge, which began on 4 November 2017.[18]
References
- "Saudi King orders Cabinet reshuffle, amendments for state bodies". Kuwait News Agency. 1 January 2015.
- "Helicopter crash kills Saudi prince". BBC News. 6 November 2017.
- Nimrod, Raphaeli (September 2003). "Saudi Arabia: A brief guide to its politics and problems". Middle East Review of International Affairs. 7 (3). Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- Family Directory Data Arabia
- "Wedding of Prince Mansur bin Muqrin". Al Riyadh. 13 March 2013.
- 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. p. 5. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "A new King, a new government of technocrats". The Peninsula. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- "American Born, Globally Bound: Ethan Allen Opens in Saudi Arabia and Romania". Businesswire. 17 December 2013.
- "Agreement signed for Al-Bayan hotel management college". Arab News. 23 January 2014.
- "Madinah Governor Receives Deputy Chairman of Al-Bayan Foundation for Education". Gulf Research Center. 20 June 2011.
- "Saudi Prince Mansour bin Muqrin dies in helicopter crash". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- "Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border". BBC. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- "Saudi prince Mansour died in helicopter crash near Yemen border". Middle East Eye. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "Saudi Prince Mansoor Bin Maqrin died while fleeing country: Report". Times of Islamabad. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "Saudi Prince Died While Trying to Flee amid Royal Purge: Source". Tasnim News Agency. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- Toumi, Habib (10 November 2017). "Saudi prince Mansour's helicopter crash was accidental: brother". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- Mustafa Abu Sneineh (22 October 2018). "The Saudi death squad MBS uses to silence dissent". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- David D. Kirkpatrick (4 November 2017). "Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes, Including Billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2017.