Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal, government official, and poet (1925–1985)
Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||
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Governor of Medina Province | ||
Tenure | 1965 – 1985 | |
Predecessor | Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | |
Successor | Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz | |
Monarch | ||
Minister of Interior | ||
Tenure | 1960 – 1961 | |
Predecessor | Musaid bin Abdul Rahman | |
Successor | Faisal bin Turki I | |
Monarch | King Saud | |
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Born |
1925
Riyadh , Sultanate of Nejd |
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Died |
11 May 1985 (aged
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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House | Al Saud | |
Father | King Abdulaziz | |
Mother | Al Jawhara bint Saad Al Sudairi |
Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( Arabic : عبد المحسن بن عبد العزيز آل سعود 'Abd al-Muḥsin bin 'Abd al-'Azīz Āl Sa'ūd ; 1925–11 May 1985) was a member of the House of Saud , the governor of Medina, and one of the leading poets in Saudi Arabia . He was a lover of literature, poetry and historical books.
Early life and education
Prince Abdul Muhsin was born in Riyadh in 1925. [1] [2] He is the thirteenth son of King Abdulaziz and one of the sons of Al Jawhara bint Saad Sudairi, a member of the Al Sudairi family. [1] [3] She was widow of Saad bin Abdul Rahman , King Abdulaziz's full brother who died in the battle of Kanzan in 1915. [4] Al Jawhara died soon after the birth of Abdul Muhsin. [5] His full brothers included Prince Saad and Prince Musaid . [3]
Prince Abdul Muhsin studied at the school of princes, and memorized the Quran and learned horsemanship, and then completed the history, politics, arts of war. [ citation needed ]
Career and activities
Abdul Muhsin was interior minister in King Saud 's cabinet in 1960. [6] [7] His tenure lasted for only one year, and he joined the Free Princes Movement led by Prince Talal . [4] [8] On 9 November 1962 he defected to the United Arab Republic renouncing his Saudi Arabian citizenship. [9] Immediately after this event he declared that he would work to make Saudi Arabia a free country. [9] Prince Abdul Muhsin and two of his half-brothers, Prince Badr and Prince Fawwaz , and his cousin, Fahd bin Saad, who also defected to the United Arab Republic, returned to Saudi Arabia upon their rehabilitation by King Faisal on 22 January 1964. [4] [10] Upon their return they published a statement acknowledging their mistake in criticizing the Saudi government. [10]
On 27 September 1965 he was made governor of Madinah which he held until 1985. [4] [5] During the 1970s he was one of the members of the inner family council which included his half-brothers King Khalid , Prince Mohammed , Crown Prince Fahd , Prince Abdullah , and Prince Sultan and his uncles Prince Ahmed and Prince Musaid . [11]
Prince Abdul Muhsin had a reputation as being relatively liberal. [1] During his governorship, a television station opened and highways were built to help people to reach to the Prophet's Mosque . [12] [13]
Personal life
Abdul Muhsin married eight times and had 12 children. One of his spouses was Sara bint Ahmed bin Abdul Rahman Al Sudairi. [14] His sons are Saud , Badr and Walid. [15] Prince Saud was the governor of Hail province from 1999 until 2017. [16] His grandson, Abdul Muhsin bin Walid, was arrested in Beirut Airport due to drug smuggling in 2015. [17]
Death
Abdul Muhsin died on 11 May 1985 in King Faisal Hospital in Riyadh, suffering from illness at the age of 60. [1] [6]
Honour
Foreign honour
- Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1982) [18]
Ancestry
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "Prince Abdul Mohsen, Saudi Governor, Dies" . The New York Times . Medina. 12 May 1985 . Retrieved 6 August 2013 .
- ↑ J. E. Peterson (2003). Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780810827806 .
- 1 2 Joseph A. Kechichian (2001). Succession in Saudi Arabia . New York; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-312-29962-0 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz" (PDF) . Springer . Retrieved 13 August 2020 .
- 1 2 Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. pp. 255–328. ProQuest 303295482 .
- 1 2 "Prince Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz, 60, a brother of King..." Orlando Sentinel . 12 May 1985 . Retrieved 8 May 2012 .
- ↑ Islam Yasin Qasem (February 2010). Neo-rentier theory: The case of Saudi Arabia (1950-2000) (PhD thesis). Leiden University. hdl : 1887/14746 .
- ↑ Simon Henderson (14 September 2009). "Saudi Succession--a Desert Legacy" . The Cutting Edge . Retrieved 3 April 2013 .
- 1 2 "Chronology September 16, 1962-March 15, 1963" . Middle East Journal . 17 (1–2): 133. Winter–Spring 1963. JSTOR 4323557 .
- 1 2 "Chronology December 16, 1963 - March 15, 1964" . Middle East Journal . 18 (2): 218. 1964. JSTOR 4323704 .
- ↑ Gulshan Dhahani (1980). "Political Institutions in Saudi Arabia". International Studies . 19 (1): 59–69. doi : 10.1177/002088178001900104 . S2CID 153974203 .
- ↑ "الأمير سعود بن عبدالمحسن في تلويحة الوداع: 18 عاماً في حائل هي أجمل سنوات عمري ولن أنسى حائل وأهلها وسيبقى الوصل ما بقيت الحياة" . Al Jazirah (in Arabic).
- ↑ "في ذكرى وفاته.. من هو الأمير عبدالمحسن بن عبدالعزيز؟" . Dostor (in Arabic).
- ↑ "السدارى" (in Arabic). Marefa. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021 . Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
- ↑ Donald S. Inbody (1984). Saudi Arabia and the United States: Perception and Gulf security (MA thesis). Naval Postgraduate School. p. 130. hdl : 10945/19545 .
- ↑ Sara Farolfi (13 May 2020). "Out-of-Favor Saudi Prince Bought Cypriot Passport" . OCCRP . Retrieved 25 May 2020 .
- ↑ "Lebanese authorities charge Saudi prince with drug smuggling: sources, agency" . Reuters . 2 November 2015 . Retrieved 7 August 2020 .
- ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat" . Archived from the original on 29 September 2018 . Retrieved 24 August 2018 .
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Minister of Interior
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