Saad bin Saud Al Saud explained

Consort:yes
Full Name:Saad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman
Succession:Commander of the National Guard
Reign:1959  - August 1963
Reign-Type:In office
Successor:Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
Predecessor:Khalid bin Saud
Reg-Type:Monarch
Regent:Saud
House:Al Saud
Father:King Saud
Mother:Baraka Al Raziqi Al Alma'i
Birth Date:1924

Saad bin Saud Al Saud (1924–1968) was a Saudi royal and military officer who served as the commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) between 1959 and 1963. He was a son of the second king of Saudi Arabia, King Saud (1953-1964), and the grandson of the country's founder and first ruler, King Abdulaziz (1932–1953).

Biography

Prince Saad bin Saud was born in 1924 as the son of Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz and Baraka Al Raziqi Al Alma'i. His father, Prince Saud, was the son of Saudi King Abdulaziz.[1] [2] His mother, Baraka, was from Asir in southwest Saudi Arabia. Prince Saad had a full brother, Prince Muhammed.[3]

Prince Saad had business activities and was a promoter of the Saudi Arabian Rafinery Company based in Jeddah. In 1959 he became the commander of SANG,[4] replacing his half-brother Prince Khalid in the post.[5] Prince Saad's tenure ended in August 1963 when Crown Prince Faisal named Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (later King Abdullah) as commander of SANG.[6] [7]

Saad bin Saud died in 1968.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family. Muhammed bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. 26 May 2021. King Saud website. 20 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920205554/http://www.kingsaud.org/family/mohammed-bin-saud-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud/143. dead.
  2. George T. Fitzgerald. Government administration in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Master of Public Administration. California State University, San Bernardino. 1983. 94.
  3. Web site: Saad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Owl apps. 26 May 2021. ar.
  4. Book: Joseph A. Kechichian. Succession in Saudi Arabia. 2001. Palgrave. New York. 28. 9780312238803. Joseph A. Kéchichian.
  5. Bruce R. Nardulli. Dance of Swords: U.S. Military Assistance to Saudi Arabia, 1942-1964. Ohio State University. PhD. 2002.
  6. Alexander Blay Bligh. Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century. Columbia University. 192. PhD. 1981. .
  7. Summer Scott Huyette. Political Adaptation in Saudi Arabia: A Study of the Council of Ministers. Columbia University. PhD. 1984. 149. .
  8. Book: Sharaf Sabri. The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal. 43–44 Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. I.S. Publications. 2001. 978-81-901254-0-6. Delhi.