Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer explained

Full Name:Mohammed bin Saud (Al Kabeer) bin Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Faisal Al Saud
House:Al Saud
Father:Saud Al Kabeer bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Mother:Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Birth Date:1908
Birth Place:Riyadh
Death Date:November

Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سعود الكبير آل سعود| Muḥammad ibn Suʿūd Āl Kabīr Āl Suʿūd; 1908 – November 1998) was a Saudi royal and businessman. He was a nephew of King Abdulaziz. He was the patriarch of the Al Kabeer clan and a senior prince due to his in-depth tribal knowledge and connections.[1] [2] His nickname was Shaqran.[3] [4]

Early life

Prince Mohammed was born in Riyadh in 1908.[5] He was the youngest of Noura bint Abdul Rahman and Saud Al Kabeer's three children.[1] Prince Mohammed's full-sisters were Hessa and Al Jawhara.[6] The latter was one of the wives of King Faisal.[6] [7]

Prince Mohammed's mother, Noura, was the eldest daughter of the former Emir of Nejd, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki. At the time of Prince Mohammed's birth his mother's younger brother Abdulaziz was ruling as Emir.[8] [9] His father, Saud, was the grandson of Emir Saud bin Faisal, who was the brother of Mohammed's maternal grandfather Emir Abdul Rahman bin Faisal.[10]

Activities, personal life and death

Prince Mohammed joined some of the wars during the formation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[5] He was one of the closest allies of Crown Prince Saud, later King Saud.[11] Following the establishment of the state he mostly dealt with horse and camel breeding[5] [12] and business.[13] In 1961 he founded the Yamama Cement company in Riyadh which became one of the best performing construction firms in the region.[13] Although two of his sons, Salman and Abdulaziz, signed the document that demanded the abdication of King Saud in 1964, Prince Mohammed did not sign it; he was on a hunting trip during the incident.[11] Throughout the reign of King Khalid, Prince Mohammed was ranked second in royal protocol just after the king.[14]

Prince Mohammed had some eleven sons, most of who are involved in business activities.[2] His progeny include:

In January 2018, eleven of Prince Mohammed's grandsons were arrested in Riyadh following their protest in front of the Qasr Palace or the Palace of Government, demanding the repeal of the royal order that stipulated stopping the payment of their bills for electricity and water.[20] All of these princes were released one week later.[20] However, Mohammad's grandson Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Mohammed and the latter's son, Salman bin Abdulaziz, have been in detention since early 2018.[20]

Prince Mohammed died at age 90 in November 1998.[5] [21]

Legacy

In Arar there is a health-care institution named after Prince Mohammed, Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer disease and dialysis center.[22] In Riyadh an annual horse race named the cup of Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer is organized.[23]

Notes and References

  1. Yahia H. Zoubir. Louisa Dris-Aït-Hamadouche. The US-Saudi Relationship and the Iraq War: The Dialectics of a Dependent Alliance. Journal of Third World Studies. Spring 2007. 24. 2. 124. .
  2. Web site: Al Kabir Clan. Global Security. 19 September 2020.
  3. News: Kholoud Al Abdullah. سعوديات خلدهن التاريخ. 9 September 2020. Rouge Magazine. 23 September 2014. ar. 14 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514065719/http://www.rougemagz.com/2014/09/23/%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE/. dead.
  4. His nickname "Shaqran" means "blonde" in Arabic, while "Al Kabeer" means "the Great", referring to his father's tall stature.
  5. News: الأمير محمد بن سعود الكبير.. عاشق الخيل ومرجع مهم في أصولها. 7 September 2020. Al Riyadh. 7 December 2012. ar.
  6. News: الأميرة نورة بنت عبدالرحمن و أسرار في تأسيس دولة السعودية. 7 September 2020. Echo Arabi. 2 November 2019. ar.
  7. Web site: Saudi Arabia. Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 7 January 2021. 57. Country Readers Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701165016/https://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Saudi-Arabia.pdf. 1 July 2021.
  8. News: نورة بنت عبد الرحمن.. السيدة السعودية الأولى. 7 September 2020. Al Bayan. 24 May 2020. ar.
  9. News: Noura bint Abdul Rahman.. Adviser to the King and the Secrets Portfolio. 17 May 2020. 22 September 2020. Saudi 24 News. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001185400/https://www.saudi24news.com/2020/05/noura-bint-abdul-rahman-adviser-to-the-king-and-the-secrets-portfolio-saudi-arabia-news.html. dead.
  10. Book: Joseph A. Kechichian. Succession in Saudi Arabia. 2001. Palgrave Macmillan. New York. 9780312238803. Joseph A. Kéchichian.
  11. Gary Samuel Samore. Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982). Harvard University. 80,191. 1984. PhD. .
  12. News: Desert Sun Sets on the Camel's Glory Days. The New York Times. 10 April 1989. 6 April 2022. Youssef M. Ibrahim.
  13. News: 100 best - performing construction stocks. 10 October 2020. Construction Week. 20 March 2014.
  14. Book: William B. Quandt. Saudi Arabia in the 1980s: Foreign Policy, Security, and Oil. 2010. Brookings Institution Press. 978-0-8157-2051-5. 86. Washington, DC. William B. Quandt.
  15. Web site: Haifa Al Dosari. Princess Lolowah Al Faisal's celebrated journey for women's rights. Women 2030. 7 September 2020. 9 April 2019. 23 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220423065538/http://women2030.com/node/257. dead.
  16. News: Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2019. 16 September 2020. Gulf Business.
  17. News: Saudi Arabia signs treaty to eliminate discrimination against women. 7 September 2020. Middle East News Online. September 2000. .
  18. Web site: ابناء الامير سلطان بالترتيب. Almrsal. 14 May 2021. ar. 26 May 2019.
  19. Web site: Hugh Miles. Alastair Newton. The Future of the Middle East. 2017. Arab Digest and Global Policy. 11 August 2021. 30 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130082403/https://arabdigest.org/visitors/sample-newsletters/the-future-of-the-middle-east/.
  20. News: هكذا يعبر مئات الأمراء من آل سعود عن رفضهم لابن سلمان. 12 September 2020. Arabi 21. 25 August 2020. ar.
  21. Book: Sharaf Sabri. The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. 2001. New Delhi. I.S. Publications. 978-81-901254-0-6. 214.
  22. Web site: Places / Health / Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer disease and dialysis center. Wafy. 7 September 2020.
  23. News: Saudi Crown Prince to patronize annual horse race. 7 September 2020. Al Bawaba. 31 October 2002. .

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