Saad bin Saud Al Saud
| Saad bin Saud Al Saud | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander of the National Guard | |||||
| In office | 1959 – August 1963 | ||||
| Predecessor | Khalid bin Saud | ||||
| Successor | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Monarch | King Saud | ||||
| Born | 1924 | ||||
| Died | 1967 (aged 42–43) | ||||
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| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | King Saud | ||||
| Mother | Baraka Al Raziqi Al Alma'i | ||||
Saad bin Saud Al Saud (1924–1967) 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, Saud (r. 1953-1964), and the grandson of the country's founder and first ruler, King Abdulaziz (r. 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 the Arabian leader Abdulaziz.[1][2] His mother, Baraka, was from Asir in southwest Saudi Arabia. Prince Saad had a full brother, Prince Muhammed.[2]
In 1959 Prince Saad became the commander of SANG,[3] replacing his half-brother Prince Khalid in the post.[4] Prince Saad's tenure ended in August 1963 when Crown Prince Faisal named Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (later King Abdullah) as commander of SANG.[5][6]
Saad bin Saud died in 1967.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Family. Muhammed bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". King Saud website. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Saad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud" (in Arabic). Owl apps. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Joseph A. Kechichian (2001). Succession in Saudi Arabia. New York: Palgrave. p. 28. ISBN 9780312238803.
- ^ Bruce R. Nardulli (2002). Dance of Swords: U.S. Military Assistance to Saudi Arabia, 1942-1964 (PhD thesis). The Ohio State University.
- ^ Alexander Blay Bligh (1981). Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century (PhD thesis). Columbia University. p. 192. ProQuest 303101806.
- ^ Summer Scott Huyette (1984). Political Adaptation in Saudi Arabia: A Study of the Council of Ministers (PhD thesis). Columbia University. p. 149. ProQuest 303285259.
- ^ George T. Fitzgerald (1983). Government administration in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Master of Public Administration thesis). California State University, San Bernardino. p. 94.
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