Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud explained

Spouse:Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz
Full Name:Madawi bint Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Dynasty:Al Saud
Father:King Abdulaziz
Mother:Munaiyir
Birth Date:1939
Birth Place:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Death Date:27 November
Burial Place:Al Adl cemetery, Mecca

Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (1939 – 27 November 2017) was a member of the House of Saud. She was the youngest and last surviving daughter of King Abdulaziz,[1] [2] and was the full sister of Prince Talal and Prince Nawwaf.

Biography

Princess Madawi was born in Qasr Al Hukm, Riyadh,[3] in 1939.[4] Her parents were King Abdulaziz and Munaiyir, an Armenian woman whose family escaped from the Ottoman Empire. In 1921 Munaiyir, aged 12, was presented by the emir of Unayzah to 45-year-old Abdulaziz. She remained illiterate all her life and converted to Islam.[5] Munaiyir was regarded by British diplomats in Saudi Arabia as one of King Abdulaziz’s favourite wives and was known for her intelligence and beauty.[6] She died in December 1991.[4]

Princess Madawi had two full-brothers, Talal bin Abdulaziz and Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz.[4] During the early 1960s she and her mother urged Prince Talal to return to Saudi Arabia who had been living in Cairo due to his involvement in Free Princes movement.[7]

She had some business investments and had a petroleum marketing company, Princess Madawi bint Abdulaziz Petroleum Marketing Co.[4]

Princess Madawi married Prince Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Faisal who was a member of the Mohammed branch of Saudi royal family.[4] Her husband was assassinated in Iraq in January 1986 at the age of 55.[4]

Princess Madawi died on 27 November 2017.[8] [9] She was buried after evening prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.[10] Among the royals attending the funeral were her half-brothers Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz and her nephews Khalid bin Faisal, Mohammed bin Nawwaf, Mishaal bin Majid and Abdullah bin Bandar.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: صورة نادرة للأميرة مضاوي.. وهكذا نعاها السعوديون. 11 October 2020. Erem News. 27 November 2017. ar.
  2. Book: David Rundell. 128. Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads. 2020. London. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-83860-595-7.
  3. News: "قصر الحكم" يحتفظ بأجمل الذكريات لأفراد الأسرة ... - جريدة الرياض. 26 October 2020. Al Riyadh. 23 May 2007. Arabic.
  4. Book: Sharaf Sabri. 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. 126,162,222.
  5. News: John Rossant. 19 March 2002. The return of Saudi Arabia's red prince. unfit. Online Asia Times. Hong Kong. https://web.archive.org/web/20181001041516/http://www.atimes.com/front/DC19Aa02.html. 1 October 2018. 20 June 2020.
  6. Stig Stenslie. 10.1080/21534764.2011.576050. 153320942. 1. 1pages=69–79. Power Behind the Veil: Princesses of House of Saud. Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf, and the Red Sea. 2011. 69–79 .
  7. Book: Stig Stenslie. Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia: The Challenge of Succession. 2012. Routledge. 978-1-136-51157-8. 110. London; New York.
  8. News: David Hearst. Senior Saudi royal on hunger strike over purge. 15 August 2020. Middle East Eye. 1 January 2018.
  9. News: Ajman Ruler condoles Custodian of Two Holy Mosques on death of Princess Madawi bint Abdulaziz. 8 September 2020. WAM. 28 November 2017.
  10. News: وفاة الأميرة مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز آل سعود. 8 September 2020. Ammon News. 28 November 2017. ar.
  11. News: ar. بالصور.. تشييع جثمان الأميرة مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز. 11 October 2020. Erem News. 28 November 2017.