List of grandsons of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud by seniority
Due to the Islamic traditions of polygamy and easy divorce (on the male side), King Abdul Aziz has approximately a thousand grandchildren. The following are still alive as of 2016 and have at one time or another held high government office.
- Abdallah bin Khalid (born 1935) – Chairman of the King Khalid Foundation.
- Fahd bin Mohammed- Father of Misha'el bint Fahd bin Mohammed al Saud, who was executed for adultery.
- Badr bin Mohammed-member of Allegiance council
- Mohammed bin Faisal (born 1937) – Former deputy minister for agriculture. Founder and chairman of DMI Trust and the Faisal Islamic Bank Group; member of the board of trustees for the King Faisal Foundation. Oldest son of Iffat Al Thunayan.
- Khalid Al Faisal (born 1940) – poet, governor of the Makkah province and managing director of the King Faisal Foundation. Minister of education between December 2013 and January 2015.
- Mishaal bin Saud (born 1940) – Governor of Najran Province until 2008.
- Faisal bin Bandar (born 1943) – Former governor of Qasim province; governor of Riyadh province.
- Abd Alaziz bin Bandar- Deputy chief of Intelligence Presidency
- Muhammad bin Saad (born 1944) – Former deputy governor of Riyadh Province.
- Abdualaziz bin Saad- Deputy governor of Hail Province
- Turki Al Faisal (born 1945) – Head of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Directorate from 1977 to 2001. Former ambassador to the US until December 2006. Member of the board of trustees for the King Faisal Foundation.
- Saud bin Abdul Mohsin (born 1947) – Governor of Ha'il province.
- Turki bin Nasser (born 1948) – Former president of the meteorology and environment (PME).
- Mohammad bin Nasser- Governor of Jizan Region
- Fahd bin Badr- Governor of Al Jawf Region
- Mansour bin Nasser- advisor to King Abdullah
- Khalid bin Sultan (born 1949) – Deputy minister of defense from November 2011 to 20 April 2013.[1]
- Bandar bin Sultan (born 1949) – Former long-serving ambassador to the US; secretary-general of the National Security Council from October 2005 to January 2015 and director general of the Saudi Intelligence Agency from 19 July 2012 to 2014.
- Muhammad bin Fahd (born January 1950) – Former governor of the Eastern Province (1987 – 13 January 2013).
- Khaled bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1950) – Member of the Allegiance Council.
- Saud bin Fahd (born 8 October 1950) – Former vice director of the Saudi Intelligence Agency.
- Fahd bin Sultan (born 1950) – Governor of Tabuk province.
- Sultan bin Fahd (born 1951) – Former president of youth welfare
- Khalid bin Bandar (born 1951) – Former governor of Riyadh Province.
- Faisal bin Sultan (born 1951) secretary general of Sultan bin Abdualaziz al Saud foundation
- Talal bin Mansour (born 1951) member of Allegiance Council
- Mansour bin Bandar- Air Base commander
- Mansour bin Mutaib (born 1952) – Former minister of municipal and rural affairs and minister of state.
- Mutaib bin Abdullah (born 1952) – Commander of the national guard (2010–2012) and minister of national guard since May 2013.
- Mohammed bin Nawwaf (born 1953) – Saudi ambassador to London.
- Faisal bin Khalid (born 1954) – Governor of Asir province.
- Mishari bin Saud (born 1954) — Governor of Al Bahah province since 2010.
- Al-Waleed bin Talal (born 1955) – Investor and is consistently ranked among Forbes magazine's wealthiest billionaires. Source of wealth reported to include private investments from other royals.
- Saud bin Nayef (born 1956) – Governor of Eastern province; former head of the Court of Crown Prince (2011 – 13 January 2013), former Saudi ambassador to Spain and deputy governor of the Eastern Province.
- Sultan bin Salman (born 1956) – Former astronaut (1985) and secretary general of the supreme commission for tourism since 2000.[2]
- Mishaal bin Majid (born 1957) – Jeddah governor.
- Abdulaziz bin Majid Governor of Madinah Province 2005-2013
- Khalid bin Fahd (born 1958)
- Muhammad bin Nayef (born 1959) – Minister of interior since 5 November 2012 and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 29 April 2015.
- Abdulaziz bin Salman (born 1960) – Assistant petroleum minister.
- Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1960)- Chaiman of Zain Telecommunication company
- Sultan bin Saud- former president of Al-Nassr
- Khaled bin Talal (born 1962)– Businessman.
- Abdulaziz bin Abdullah (born 1963) – Deputy foreign minister since 2011.
- Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Saud (born 1963)- Businessman
- Nayef bin Ahmed- colonel in Saudi Armed Forces
- Bandar bin Musaid-Member of Allegiance Council
- Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1965)- former president of Al-Hilal
- Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Elah (born 1965) stakeholder
- Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad (born 1967)- former president of Al-Hilal
- Turki bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (born 1968)- aviator
- Sultan bin Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1968)
- Faisal bin Salman (born 1970) – Governor of Madinah province.
- Fahd bin Muqrin - Saudi civic leader,[3] and businessman.[4][5][6][7]
- Turki bin Muqrin (born 1970) – Businessman.[8]
- Mansour bin Muqrin - Advisor at the Crown Prince Court 2015–present.[9]
- Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud – Governor of Najran province (2009–2013); governor of Makkah province (December 2013-January 2015).
- Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1971) – Former deputy governor and governor of the Riyadh province
- Nayef bin Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1971) Inventor
- Faisal bin Abdullah Head of Saudi Arabia Red Cresent society.
- Majed bin Abdullah- convicted of cocaine use
- Abdul Aziz bin Fahd (born 1973) – Former minister of state.
- Salman bin Sultan (born 1976) – Former deputy defense minister.[10]
- Abdulaziz bin Nawwaf (born 1979) member of Allegiance Council
- Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1982)-businessman
- Mohammad bin Salman (born 1985) – Minister of Defense since January 2015.
- Turki bin Salman (born 1987) – Former chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group.
- Muhammad bin Mishari-member of Allegiance Council
- Faisal bin Thamir-member of Allegiance Council
- Faisal bin Abdul Majeed-member of Allegiance Council
Prominent grandsons who have died includes the followings:
- Faisal bin Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1918-1968) Minister of the Interior
- Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1921-2007) Minister of the Interior
- Fahad bin Saud (1923-2006) – was Minister of Defense.
- Bandar bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1926-2016)
- Badr bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1934-2004) Governor of Riyadh
- Mohammed bin Saud (1934-2012) – was Governor of Al Bahah Province.
- Saud Al Faisal (1940-2015) – Longtime served as Foreign Minister.
- Khalid bin Musaid- killed while protesting introduction of television
- Faisal bin Musaid (1944-1975) assassin of King Faisal
- Faisal bin Fahd (1945-1999) President of Youth Welfare
- Abdul Rahman bin Saud Al Saud (1946-2004) President of Al-Nassr
- Mashhoor bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1954-2004) convicted of cocaine possession
- Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1955-2001) Horse racer
- Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1958-2002) media executive
- Turki bin Sultan (1959-2012) Deputy Minister of Culture and Information
Notable Great-Grandsons of Ibn Saud
- Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki (born 1945) member of Allegiance Council, succeeding late brother Turki bin Faisal
- Faisal bin Muhammad bin Saud (born 1951) deputy governor of Al Bahah Region
- Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1959) Governor of Qassim Region
- Amr bin Mohammed Al Faisal Al Saud Businessman
- Bandar bin Khalid Al Saud (born 1965) chairman of Al Watan
- Sultan bin Khalid- naval officer
- Turki Bin Mohammed Bin Nasser Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (born 1969) Director of International Affairs Ministry of Industry and Electricity
- Saud bin Khalid Al Saud Deputy Governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority
- Faisal bin Turki bin Nasser (born 1973) President of Al Nassr
- Sattam bin Khalid bin Nasser Al Saud
- Faisal bin Turki Al Faisal Al Saud (born 1975) Director of Project Aware
- Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Saud (born 1977) convicted murderer
- Nawaf bin Faisal (born 1978) Former President of youth welfare
- Turki bin Mohamed bin Fahd Al Saud (born 1979) chairman of TAALEM Educational Services Company
- Mohammed bin Saud bin Nayef- horse racer
- Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud (born 1983) Athlete
- Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud (born 1984) Olympic athlete
- Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud Businessman
- Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Saud Former president of Al Nassr
- Mamdoh Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud Former president of Al Nassr
- Ahmed bin Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1986) Foreign affairs worker
- Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Talal Al-Saud (born 1986) investor
- Muhammad bin Faisal bin Bandar- Air Force officer
Members of the House of Saud descended from Ibn Saud through his daughters or granddaughters
- Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud (born 1941) Fomer Deputy Minster of Defense. Son of Noura bint Saud, daughter of King Saud.
- Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah Al Saud businessman. Son of the above.
- Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud (born 1950) Former Minister of Education. Son of Nouf bint Abdulaziz.
- Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1951) Ambassador to the United States. Son of Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud.
- Turki bin Abdullah- former member of the National Guard and advisor to King Abdullah. Son of Seeta bint Abdulaziz Al Saud.
- Fahd bin Abdullah- former assistant minister of defense. Son of Seeta bint Abdulaziz Al Saud.
References
- ↑ "Saudi deputy defence minister Prince Khalid Bin Sultan replaced". Gulf News. Reuters. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ Ghafour, P.K. Abdul (12 February 2008). "Prince Sultan Gets 4-Year Extension as SCT Secretary-General". Arab News. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ Khan, Fouzia (23 July 2014). "National initiative program for Saudi youth launched". Arab News.
- ↑ "Saudi firms keen on investing in Sudan oil industry". Saudi Gazette. 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "In front of King Salman: princes, ministers, governors of regions, swear an oath". Al Riyadh (newspaper). 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "“Tunisia Economic City” project focus of Ben Jaafar / Fahd bin Muqrin bin Abdulaziz talk". Tunis Afrique Presse. 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Saudi Leaders Pledge Oath to New King". Saudi-U.S. Relations Information Service. 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Suudi kralın pilot yeğeni gayrımenkul için geldi" [Pilot nephew of the King came to Turkey for real estate]. Milliyet. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ↑ "Saudi King orders Cabinet reshuffle, amendments for state bodies". Kuwait News Agency. 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Son of former Saudi crown prince named deputy defence minister". Reuters. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
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