Saud bin Abdul Muhsin Al Saud

Saud bin Abdul Muhsin (Arabic: سعود بن عبد المحسن‎) (born 1947) is a member of the Saudi royal family. He served as the governor of Ha'il Province between 1999 and April 2017.

Saud bin Abdul Muhsin Al Saud
Born1947 (age 72–73)
Riyadh
Spouse(s)Hala Al Sheikh
Parent(s)
  • Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (father)
Governor of Hail Province
In office1999–April 2017
PredecessorMuqrin bin Abdulaziz
SuccessorAbdulaziz ibn Saad ibn Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
MonarchKing Fahd
King Abdullah
King Salman
Full name
Saud bin Abdul Muhsin bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud

Early life and education

Saud was born in 1947.[1] He is the eldest son of the late Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz (1925–1985), the highly regarded former governor of Madinah Province. Abdul Muhsin was interior minister in King Saud's cabinet in 1961.[2][3] Prince Abdul Muhsin was part of the Free Princes Movement, led by Prince Talal.[4]

Prince Saud attended the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst. He also holds a degree in business administration.[1]

Career

Prince Saud held several government positions beginning as the director of health and housing department in the ministry of health from 1970 to 1973.[1] Other positions he held include director general in the ministry of health from 1973 to 1976; deputy governor of Makkah Province[5] from 1976 to 1992 and acting governor of Makkah Province from 1992 to 1999. He was also president of the Supreme Commission for Hail Development and head of the Supreme Commission of the Hail Rally. He is a member of the Allegiance Council.[6]

Prince Saud's term as the governor of Hail Province ended on 23 April 2017 when Abdulaziz bin Saad Al Saud was named as the new governor.[7]

Personal life

Saud has been married four times. He is married to Hala al Sheikh. He enjoys traditional Bedouin customs of falconry, as well as western sports including tennis.

Other marriages
  • Princess Lolowah bint Faisal Al Saud, (Divorced)
  • Princess Bonaiah bint Fahd bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (daughter of Princess Mishael bint Abdul Aziz)
  • Princess Hala bint Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al Alsheikh
  • Princess Assia bint Abduljalil bin Mohamed (Moroccan wife)

BBC documentary

In 2008, Saud was the subject of a BBC documentary about modern Saudi Arabia, Inside the Saudi Kingdom, in which a film crew led by Lionel Mill was given unique access to follow the prince for a month in his daily work.[8] He concluded that the Western world needed to learn that "you can only change people as much as they want to be changed and we do not want to be Westernized."[6]

Cyprus visa

Following his removal from the post as the governor of Hail province, Saud applied for golden visa issued by Cyprus in December 2017.[6] In May 2020 his application was approved.[6]

Honour

Foreign honour

References
  1. Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Walter de Gruyter. 1 January 2007. p. 1193. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. "Prince Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz, 60, a brother of King..." Orlando Sentinel. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. Islam Yasin Qasem (16 February 2010). "Neo-rentier theory: The case of Saudi Arabia (1950-2000)" (PDF). Leiden University. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  4. Simon Henderson (14 September 2009). "Saudi Succession--a Desert Legacy". The Cutting Edge. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. Ghassane Salameh; Vivian Steir (October 1980). "Political Power and the Saudi State". MERIP (91): 5–22. JSTOR 3010946.
  6. Sara Farolfi (13 May 2020). "Out-of-Favor Saudi Prince Bought Cypriot Passport". OCCRP. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. "Saudi Royal decree announces new appointments, restores benefits to government employees". Arab News. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  8. "BBC gets peek at life in House of Saud". The National. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  9. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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