Saud bin Abdul Muhsin Al Saud explained

Full Name:Saud bin Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Succession1:Governor of Hail Province
Reign1:1999 – April 2017
Reign-Type1:In office
Reg-Type1:Monarch
Regent1:
Predecessor1:Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Successor1:Abdulaziz bin Saad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Succession:Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Portugal
Reign:March 2021 – present
Reign-Type:In office
Reg-Type:Monarch
Regent:Salman
Predecessor:Adel bin Abdulrahman Bakhsh
House:Al Saud
Spouse:Hala Al Sheikh
Father:Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Birth Place:Riyadh

Saud bin Abdul Muhsin Al Saud (Arabic: سعود بن عبد المحسن بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 1947) is a Saudi royal, diplomat, and former politician. He served as the governor of Ha'il Province between 1999 and April 2017. In March 2021 he was appointed Saudi ambassador to Portugal.

Early life and education

Saud was born in 1947.[1] He is the eldest son of Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz who was interior minister in King Saud's cabinet in 1961.[2] [3] Prince Abdul Muhsin was part of the Free Princes Movement, led by Prince Talal.[4]

Prince Saud attended the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst. He also holds a degree in business administration.[1]

Career

Prince Saud held several government positions beginning as the director of health and housing department in the ministry of health from 1970 to 1973.[1] Other positions he held include director general in the ministry of health from 1973 to 1976; deputy governor of Makkah Province[5] from 1976 to 1992 and acting governor of Makkah Province from 1992 to 1999. He was also president of the Supreme Commission for Hail Development and head of the Supreme Commission of the Hail Rally. He is a member of the Allegiance Council.

Prince Saud's term as the governor of Hail Province ended on 23 April 2017 when Abdulaziz bin Saad Al Saud was named as the new governor.[6] In March 2021 King Salman appointed him ambassador to Portugal.[7] He replaced Adel bin Abdulrahman Bakhsh who had been in the post since January 2017.[7]

Personal life

Saud has been married four times. He is married to Hala al Sheikh. His marriage to Lolowah bint Faisal was an attempt to strengthen the bonds between his father Prince Abdul Muhsin and the Al Saud family due to his involvement in Free Princes Movement.[8]

He enjoys traditional Bedouin customs of falconry, as well as western sports including tennis.

Marriages

BBC documentary

In 2008, Saud was the subject of a BBC documentary about modern Saudi Arabia, Inside the Saudi Kingdom, in which a film crew led by Lionel Mill was given unique access to follow the prince for a month in his daily work.[9] He concluded that the Western world needed to learn that "you can only change people as much as they want to be changed and we do not want to be Westernized."

Cyprus visa

Following his removal from the post as the governor of Hail province, Saud applied for golden visa issued by Cyprus in December 2017.[10] In May 2020 his application was approved.[10]

Honour

Foreign honour

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Beirut. 978-3-11-093004-7. 2007. Publitec Publications. 1193.
  2. News: Prince Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz, 60, a brother of King.... Orlando Sentinel. 8 May 2012. 12 May 1985.
  3. Islam Yasin Qasem. Neo-rentier theory: The case of Saudi Arabia (1950-2000). Leiden University. 2010. PhD. 1887/14746.
  4. News: Simon Henderson. Saudi Succession--a Desert Legacy. 3 April 2013. The Cutting Edge. 14 September 2009.
  5. Ghassane Salameh. Vivian Steir. Political Power and the Saudi State. 91. 5–22. MERIP. October 1980. 10.2307/3010946 . 3010946.
  6. News: Saudi Royal decree announces new appointments, restores benefits to government employees. 23 April 2017. Arab News. 23 April 2017.
  7. News: King Salman appoints Prince Saud bin Abdulmohsen as Saudi ambassador to Portugal . 28 March 2021. Saudi Gazette. 25 March 2021.
  8. Gary Samuel Samore. Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953 1982). . 256. 1984. PhD. Harvard University.
  9. Web site: The National. BBC gets peek at life in House of Saud. 29 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081211144327/http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081029/FOREIGN/127887401/1013. 11 December 2008. 8 November 2008. dead.
  10. News: Sara Farolfi. Out-of-Favor Saudi Prince Bought Cypriot Passport. 25 May 2020. OCCRP. 13 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat.