Saad bin Faisal Al Saud

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.
Saad bin Faisal Al Saud
Born1942
DiedApril 2017 (aged 74–75)
Burial11 April 2017
Al Adl cemetery, Mecca
Names
Saad bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Faisal
MotherHaya bint Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Turki
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge

Saad bin Faisal Al Saud (Arabic: سعد بن الفيصل آل سعود; 1942 – April 2017) was a Saudi royal, a son of King Faisal, one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz, and a businessman.

Early life and education

Saad bin Faisal was born in 1942 and was the son of King Faisal and Haya bint Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Turki.[1][2][3] His mother was a member of the Al Jiluwi clan.[4] Prince Saad's full siblings were Prince Khalid and Princess Noura (died March 2022).[2][5]

Prince Saad was a graduate of the Hun School of Princeton like his brothers.[6] Then he attended Princeton University, but left it soon.[6] He obtained a law degree from the University of Cambridge.[6][7]

Career

Prince Saad was the deputy governor at Petromin[1][8] from 1971 to 1973.[3] He also worked at the Ministry of Petroleum.[6] Following his retirement from the government, he began to be involved in business.[1] He headed the King Faisal Foundation.[3] From 1999 to 2017, he was a member of Effat University board of founders and board of trustees.[9] From 2018, his daughter, Sara, joined both boards as a member.[9]


Death

He died in April 2017 and was buried in Mecca[1] following the funeral prayers at the Grand Mosque on 11 April.[10]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Saudi Arabia: Saad Al Faisal funeral in Mecca". Gulf States Newsletter. No. 1035. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Joseph A. Kéchichian (2014). 'Iffat Al Thunayan: an Arabian Queen. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-1845196851.
  3. ^ a b c Joseph A. Kéchichian (2001). Succession In Saudi Arabia. New York: Palgrave. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-312-29962-0.
  4. ^ Mordechai Abir (1988). Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era: Regime and Elites: Conflict and Collaboration. Kent: Croom Helm. p. 138. ISBN 9780709951292.
  5. ^ Hatem Mohamed (13 March 2022). "UAE rulers condole with Saudi King on death of Princess Noura bint Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". WAM. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d Katrina Thomas (May–June 1979). "America as Alma Mater". Aramco World. Vol. 30, no. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ Ayman Al Yassini (August 1982). The Relationship between Religion and State in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PhD thesis). McGill University. OCLC 896879684.
  8. ^ Nick Luddington (5 April 1975). "King Faisal's eight sons". Lewiston Evening Journal. Jeddah. Associated Press.
  9. ^ a b "Governance". Effat University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Saudi Prince Saad bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz passes away". Khaleej Times. Riyadh. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2021.