Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud explained

Spouse:Hessa bint Abdullah Al Sudairi
Issue:Fahd
Full Name:Badr bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
Succession:Deputy Commander of National Guard
Successor:Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Tuwaijri
Reign:1 February 1968 – 2010
Reign-Type:In office
Reg-Type:Monarch
Father:King Abdulaziz
Mother:Haya bint Saad Al Sudairi
Birth Date:1932
Death Date:1 April
Death Place:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Burial Date:2 April 2013
Burial Place:Al Oud Cemetery, Riyadh
House:Al Saud

Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: بدر بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, Badr bin 'Abd al 'Azīz Āl Sa'ūd; 1932 – 1 April 2013) was a long-term deputy commander of the Saudi National Guard and a senior member of the Saudi royal family.

Early life and education

Prince Badr was born in 1932.[1] He was the 20th son of King Abdulaziz. His mother was Haya bint Saad Al Sudairi, who died in Riyadh on 18 April 2003 of unstated causes at the age of 90 and was also buried in the aforementioned city.[2] [3] Prince Badr's full brothers were Prince Abdul Majeed and Prince Abdul Ilah.[4] [5] Prince Badr was educated in Riyadh.[6]

Free Princes involvement

Badr together with Prince Talal and Prince Fawwaz participated in the Free Princes Movement lasting from 1962 to 1964[7] and lived in exile, mostly in Beirut and Cairo. Prince Badr and two of his half-brothers, Prince Abdul Muhsin and Prince Fawwaz, and his cousin, Fahd bin Saad, who also defected to the United Arab Republic, returned to Saudi Arabia upon their rehabilitation by King Faisal on 22 January 1964.[8] [9] Upon their return they published a statement acknowledging their mistake in criticizing the Saudi government.[9]

Career

King Saud appointed Prince Badr as minister of transport in 1960 and then minister of communications in 1961.[10] [11] His tenure lasted just for one year until his participation to the Free Princes Movement.[12] After his rehabilitation by King Faisal, Prince Badr was appointed deputy commander of Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) on 1 February 1968.[13] [14] In addition, he was part of the Saudi delegations in charge of different international missions.[6]

Prince Badr was one of the members of Al Saud Family Council established by Crown Prince Abdullah in June 2000 to discuss private issues such as business activities of princes and marriages of princess to individuals who were not members of the House of Saud.[7]

He supervised the Janadriah, an annual cultural festival held in and around Riyadh.[15] Although King Abdullah supported him, Prince Badr tended to keep a low profile and did not take part in power struggles within the family.[15] As deputy commander of the SANG he was appointed as a member to the newly founded National Security Council in 2005.[16] In addition, he became a member of the allegiance council of Saudi Arabia, which is in charge of succession, when it was formed in 2007.[17]

Prince Badr, the long-serving deputy commander of the SANG, had asked to be relieved from that role due to health concerns in November 2010.[18] [19] Minutes later, the agency announced that his request had been accepted.[20] [21] Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Tuwaijri succeeded Prince Badr as deputy commander of the SANG.[22]

Prince Badr was referred to as an adviser to King Abdullah in United States diplomatic cables.

Personal life

Prince Badr married Hessa bint Abdullah Al Sudairi, daughter of his maternal uncle.[23] They had seven children, four daughters and three sons.[23] His eldest son Fahd is the former governor of Al Jawf Province.[24] Prince Fahd's spouse is Sara bint Abdullah, daughter of King Abdullah and Hessa bint Trad Al Shaalan.[23] One of Prince Badr's daughters, Jawahar, died in June 2014.[25]

Prince Badr is reported to never have had a high public profile. Furthermore, he never exerted a large amount of executive control over the Guard during his tenure, though his influence there cannot be denied.[26]

Death and funeral

Prince Badr died on 1 April 2013 at the age of 81.[27] [28] Funeral prayers for him were held after Asr prayer at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh on 2 April.[29] [30]

Honour

Foreign honour

Notes and References

  1. News: The new Saudi order. 1 April 2013. Zawya. 8 November 2012.
  2. News: One of the wives of King Abdulaziz dies. 22 January 2013. Al Bawaba. 3 May 2003.
  3. News: Saudi Princess Haya Dies at 90. 5 August 2020. Huron Daily Tribune. 2 May 2003. 28 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928090324/https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Saudi-Princess-Haya-Dies-at-90-7361245.php. dead.
  4. News: Princess Haya, 90; Wife of a Founder of Modern Saudi Arabia. 4 May 2012. Los Angeles Times. 5 May 2003.
  5. News: Princess Haya Bint Saad Al Sudairi, 90, Wife of Modern Saudi Arabia Founder. 2 April 2013. Sun Sentinel. 7 May 2003. 16 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190154/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2003-05-07/news/0305060597_1_sudairi-king-abdul-aziz-prince-abdul-illah-bin. dead.
  6. News: Prince Badr mourned. 2 April 2013. MENAFN. 2 April 2013. dead. 7 April 2013. dmy-all. https://web.archive.org/web/20130407001806/http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093624102/Saudi-Prince-Badr-mourned.
  7. Web site: Simon Henderson. After King Abdullah. August 2009. Washington Institute. 28 July 2012. Policy Paper. 21 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021015030/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyFocus96.pdf. dead.
  8. Web site: Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz. Springer. 13 August 2020.
  9. Chronology December 16, 1963 - March 15, 1964. 1964. 18. 2. The Middle East Journal. 218. 4323704.
  10. News: Saudi Prince Bader Bin Abdul Aziz dies at age 81. Al Arabiya. 1 April 2013. 1 April 2013.
  11. Book: Yitzhak Oron. Middle East Record. 2. 1961. Tel Aviv. The Moshe Dayan Center. 419. GGKEY:4Q1FXYK79X8.
  12. Islam Yasin Qasem. Neo-rentier theory: The case of Saudi Arabia (1950-2000). 1887/14746. Leiden University. 16 February 2010. PhD.
  13. Web site: New Appointments . Arabian Gulf Digital Archive. 6 February 2023. 7 February 1968. British intelligence document.
  14. Gary Samuel Samore. Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982). 256. 1984. Harvard University. . PhD.
  15. Amir Taheri. Saudi Arabia: Change Begins within the Family. The Journal of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. 2012. 34. 3. 138–143. 10.1080/10803920.2012.686725. 154850947.
  16. News: Saudi Arabia: Security Reforms and the House of Saud. Lebanonwire. Stratfor. 6 April 2013. 20 October 2005. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320125225/http://lebanonwire.com/1005/05102001STR.asp. 20 March 2013. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: King Abdullah Names Members of the Allegiance Commission. The Embassy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . 10 December 2007. 25 November 2023.
  18. News: Saudi king transfers National Guard duties to son. SPA. 2010. 26 May 2012. dead. 15 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215152053/http://freshinitiative.net/world/news/8588-saudi-king-transfers-national-guard-duties-to-son.
  19. News: Caryle Murphy. King Abdullah puts son in charge of national guard. 6 April 2013. Riyadh. The National. 19 November 2010.
  20. Web site: Simon Henderson. The Geriatric Politics of the Oil Kingdom. The Cutting Edge. 13 April 2012. 29 November 2010.
  21. Web site: Prince Badr steps down, Prince Mit'eb appointed new commander of the National Guard. 4 May 2012. 17 November 2010. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Tokyo. 19 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419020612/http://www.saudiembassy.or.jp/En/PressReleases/2010/20101117.htm.
  22. News: Salem Al Najdi. كيف أشرك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز السعوديين في الحكم؟. 14 May 2021. Riyadh Post. 10 October 2015. ar.
  23. Web site: Death of Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Artemisia's Royal Den. April 2013 . 21 July 2013.
  24. Book: Sabri Sharaf. The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi. 2001. I.S. Publications. 978-81-901254-0-6. 124.
  25. News: His Majesty received a cable of thanks from King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. 16 October 2020. Times of Oman. 23 June 2014. .
  26. Web site: Talal Kapoor. King Abdallah's Hospitalization - Succession Endgame?. Datarabia. 8 June 2012. 22 November 2010.
  27. News: Saudi Prince Bader bin Abdulaziz dies. 1 April 2013. Gulf News. 1 April 2013.
  28. News: Royal Court: Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud dies. Al Riyadh. 1 April 2013. 1 April 2013.
  29. News: King Abdullah performs funeral prayer for Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz. 6 April 2013. 3 April 2013. SPA. Riyadh.
  30. News: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Performs Funeral Prayer for Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz. 17 June 2021. States News Service. Riyadh.
  31. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat.

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