Mishari bin Saud Al Saud
Saudi royal, former military officer and government official (born 1954)
Mishari bin Saud Al Saud | ||
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Governor of Al Bahah Province | ||
Tenure | 28 August 2010 – April 2017 | |
Predecessor | Muhammed bin Saud | |
Successor | Hussam bin Saud | |
Monarch | ||
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Born |
December
1954 (age
68)
Riyadh |
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Issue | Princess Hala | |
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House | House of Saud | |
Father | King Saud | |
Mother | Naima bint Ubaid | |
Occupation | Military officer • businessman • government official | |
Alma mater
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Mishari bin Saud Al Saud ( Arabic : مشاري بن سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ) (born December 1954) is a Saudi Arabian retired military officer, businessman, and retired politician. A member of the House of Saud , he is one of the children of King Saud . Prince Mishari served as the governor of Al Bahah Province from 2010 to 2017.
Early life and education
Mishari bin Saud was born in Riyadh in December 1954. [1] He is one of the children of King Saud, and his mother is Naima bint Ubaid. [2]
After completing his primary and secondary education in Saudi Arabia in 1971, he went to the US for university education. However, he only completed an eight-month English course there. He returned to Saudi Arabia to receive university education. He has a bachelor of arts degree in history and later, he received a master's degree in history from King Saud University . The title of his MA thesis was “Relations between Saudi Arabia and Al-Mutawakkaliya Kingdom of Yemen under the reign of King Abdulaziz.” [1]
Career
Prince Mishari was a brigade commander in the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG). [3] In June 1983 he was appointed deputy commander of the SANG in the Eastern Province . [1] He headed the SANG in the province [4] and was the second rank royal there after the governor of the province, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd . [5] As of 2004 he served as the assistant undersecretary of the SANG for the Eastern sector. [6] His tenure lasted until his appointment as the governor of Al Bahah Province in 2010. [7]
On 28 August 2010 he was appointed governor of Al Bahah Province, replacing his elder half-brother Muhammed bin Saud who resigned from this post due to health problems. [7] [8] His tenure ended in April 2017 when his half-brother Hussam bin Saud was made the governor of the province. [9] [10]
It was speculated that Prince Mishari had support of King Abdullah and was very close to Crown Prince Sultan during his term at SANG. [5] Prince Mishari has a stake in Imdadat Trading and Transport firm in Riyadh that he and his son, Turki, established in 1982. [1]
Personal life
His daughter, Princess Hala, is a businesswoman who created a global brand, Munch Bakery. [11] In 2012, she married Abdulmalek bin Abdulmuhsen Al Shiekh, a member of the Al ash-Sheikh family, in Riyadh. [12]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Sharif Sabri (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia . New Delhi: I. S. Publication. ISBN 81-901254-0-0 .
- ↑ "kingsaud" . Retrieved 14 December 2016 .
- ↑ Simon Henderson (1994). "After King Fahd" (Policy Paper) . Washington Institute . Retrieved 2 February 2013 .
- ↑ Bharat Verma (March 2009). Indian Defence Review . Lancer Publishers. p. 50. GGKEY:6YYRQ10NHT0.
- 1 2 "09RIYADH129" . Guardiangate . 19 January 2009 . Retrieved 8 June 2012 .
- ↑ "Crown Prince arrives in the Eastern Region" . Saudi Press Agency . Riyadh. UPI. 24 December 2004. ProQuest 468239210 . Retrieved 15 September 2020 .
- 1 2 P. K. Abdul Ghafour (28 August 2010). "Mishari bin Saud is new Baha governor" . Arab News . Archived from the original on 2 November 2010 . Retrieved 6 April 2012 .
- ↑ "Royal Decree: Prince Mishari Ibn Saud Ibn Abdulaziz, Appointed as Baha Governor" . SPA . Jeddah. 28 August 2010 . Retrieved 19 May 2021 .
- ↑ "Prince Hussam bin Saud Al Saud, governor, Al Baha region" . Arab News . 26 June 2019 . Retrieved 15 July 2020 .
- ↑ "Saudi King appoints sons key positions in major reshuffle" . Dhownet . 23 April 2017 . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
- ↑ Nadia Al Fawaz. "Princess Hala Al Saud: A short and sweet success story" . Arab News . Jeddah . Retrieved 19 May 2021 .
- ↑ "الأمير مشاري بن سعود يحتفل بزفاف كريمته للشاب عبدالملك آل الشيخ" . Al Riyadh (in Arabic) . Retrieved 1 August 2023 .