Sara bint Mashour Al Saud explained

Issue:
  • Prince Salman
  • Prince Mashour
  • Princess Fahda
  • Princess Noura
  • Prince Abdulaziz
Full Name:Sara bint Mashour bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
House:Al Saud
Father:Mashour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Mother:Noura bint Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer

Sara bint Mashour Al Saud (Arabic: سارة بنت مشهور آل سعود) is a member of the Saudi royal family. She is the granddaughter of King Abdulaziz. She is married to her first cousin, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, son and heir of King Salman.

Biography

Sara bint Mashour is the daughter of Mashour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Noura bint Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer.[1] Her father is the son of King Abdulaziz and Nouf bint Nawaf bin Nuri Al Shaalan.[2] Her mother, Noura, is the daughter of Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer and granddaughter of Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud and Saud Al Kabeer.[1]

Princess Sara married Prince Mohammed on 6 April 2008.[3] [4] They have five children, three boys and two girls: Prince Salman, Prince Mashour, Princess Fahda, Princess Noura and Prince Abdulaziz (born April 2021).[5] [6]

According to Ali al-Ahmed of Institute for Gulf Affairs, based on the anonymous sources from the Al Saud family it was reported that Princess Sara had been subject to domestic violence since the early days of her marriage. Similar allegations were also mentioned in the book Saudi Bodyguard by Mark Young who had worked for the family.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugh Miles. Alastair Newton. The Future of the Middle East. 2017. Arab Digest and Global Policy. 30 January 2018. 14 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130082403/https://arabdigest.org/visitors/sample-newsletters/the-future-of-the-middle-east/.
  2. Alexander Blay Bligh. Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century. . Columbia University. 93. PhD. 1981.
  3. News: Ali Al Ahmed. Reports of Saudi Crown Prince's Domestic Violence Emerge. 14 May 2021. The Institute for Gulf Affairs. 16 March 2018.
  4. News: Arabie saoudite: Mohammed Ben Salman, le prince qui secoue le royaume. Le Journal du Dimanche. 14 May 2021. 29 December 2017. fr.
  5. News: Ala' Mashharawi. Mini MBS! Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Welcomes Baby No. 5.. What Did He Name the Infant?. Al Bawaba News. 14 May 2021. 18 April 2021.
  6. News: Ramadan Al Sherbini. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gets baby boy. 14 May 2021. Gulf News. 18 April 2021.