Mashour bin Saud Al Saud explained

Spouse:Fatima Kurdi
Full Name:Mashour bin Saud bin Abdulaziz
Father:King Saud
Mother:Terkiyah Mohammed Al Abdulaziz
Birth Date:1954
Birth Place:Riyadh
House:Al Saud

Mashour bin Saud Al Saud (Arabic: مشهور بن سعود آل سعود; 1954 – 21 November 2004) was a member of House of Saud and one of the children of King Saud who ruled Saudi Arabia between 1953 and 1964.

Early life

Prince Mashour was born in Riyadh in 1954.[1] He was a son of King Saud and Terkiyah Mohammed Al Abdulaziz.[2]

He began his education at King Abdulaziz school in Riyadh. He left the Kingdom with his cousin, Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud, for the United States and studied at the Institute of George Washington. He received a bachelor's degree in political science at the University of California.

Visit to the United States, 1957

In 1957, King Saud made an official visit to Washington, D.C. carrying his three-year-old son, Prince Mashour who was suffering an illness.[3] U.S President Dwight D. Eisenhower tasked his personal physician to look after him at Walter Reed Hospital.[4]

Activities

In 1985, Prince Mashour was charged with conspiring to smuggle cocaine into Britain and spent two weeks in jail before he was granted 150,000 pound sterling bail at the high court in London. Bail was refused after the prosecution told the court that Mashour had no diplomatic immunity[5] and was ordered to report twice a week to police until his trial.[1] In April 1986, Prince Mashour was found guilty after admitting possession of cocaine and told the court he spent about 500,000 dollars a year on cocaine, and high standard of living.[6]

Personal life and death

Prince Mashour was married to Princess Fatima Kurdi and they had three children: a son, Prince Bandar, and two daughters Princesses Bayan and Al Bandari.[7] [8]

Prince Mashour died on 21 November 2004.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Prince silent on 'runaway' report. The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1985. 7 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Mashour bin Saud Al Saud. 14 December 2016. en.
  3. The Little Prince. 6 January 2021. Time Magazine. 18 February 1957.
  4. News: King Saud: A warrior and a generous leader. Arab News. 30 July 2013. 29 September 2013.
  5. News: Orlando Sentinel. 8 June 2013. Featured Articles about Saud.
  6. News: Ottawa Citizen. 26 April 1986. 7 August 2013. UK court convicts Saudi Prince of cocaine possession.
  7. News: kingsaud. 5 April 2018.
  8. Web site: Family Tree of Mashhur bin Saud bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud. Datarabia. 15 June 2023.
  9. News: صورة عمرها 50 عاما. ar. 21 April 2013. Yazeed. 2008.
  10. News: PM condoles Saudi leaders on demise of royal family member. 4 January 2015. Kuwait News Agency. 22 November 2004.