Saud bin Abdul Muhsin Al Saud

Saud bin Abdul Muhsin
Governor of Hail Province
In office 1999–present
Predecessor Muqrin bin Abdulaziz
Monarch King Fahd
King Abdullah
King Salman
Born 1947 (age 68–69)
Riyadh
Spouse Hala Al Shaikh
Full name
Saud bin Abdul Muhsin bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
House House of Saud
Father Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Religion Islam

Saud bin Abdul Muhsin (born 1947) has been governor of Ha'il Province since 1999. He is a member of the Saudi royal family.

Early life and education

Saud was born in 1947.[1] He is the eldest son of the late Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz (1925–1985), the highly regarded former governor of Madinah Province. Abdul Muhsin was interior minister in King Saud's cabinet in 1961.[2][3] Prince Abdul Muhsin was part of the Free Princes Movement, led by Prince Talal.[4]

Prince Saud attended the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst. He also holds a degree in business administration.[1]

Career

Prince Saud held several government positions beginning as the director of health and housing department in the ministry of health from 1970 to 1973.[1] Other positions he held include director general in the ministry of health from 1973 to 1976; deputy governor of Makkah Province[5] from 1976 to 1992 and acting governor of Makkah Province from 1992 to 1999. He is also president of the Supreme Commission for Hail Development and head of the Supreme Commission of the Hail Rally and a member of the Allegiance Council.

Personal life

Saud has been married four times. He is married to Hala al Sheikh. He enjoys traditional Bedouin customs of falconry, as well as western sports including tennis.

Other marriages

Children

BBC documentary

In 2008, Saud was the subject of a BBC documentary about modern Saudi Arabia, Inside the Saudi Kingdom, in which a film crew led by Lionel Mill was given unique access to follow the prince for a month in his daily work.[6] He concludes that the Western world needs to learn that "you can only change people as much as they want to be changed" and that at heart his people do not want to be Westernized.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Walter de Gruyter. 1 January 2007. p. 1193. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Prince Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz, 60, a brother of King...". Orlando Sentinel. 12 May 1985. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Islam Yasin Qasem (16 February 2010). "Neo-rentier theory: The case of Saudi Arabia (1950-2000)" (PDF). Leiden University. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Simon Henderson (14 September 2009). "Saudi Sucession--a Desert Legacy". The Cutting Edge. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Ghassane Salameh; Vivian Steir (October 1980). "Political Power and the Saudi State". MERIP (91): 5–22. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "BBC gets peek at life in House of Saud". The National. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
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