Luluwah_bint_Abdulaziz

Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud

Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi royal (1928–2008)


Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: لؤلؤة بنت عبد العزيز آل سعود; 1928 – 17 September 2008) was a member of the House of Saud and a daughter of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi.

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Early life

Luluwah bint Abdulaziz was born in 1928.[1] Her parents were King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi.[1] She was the full sister of the Sudairi Seven.[2]

Personal life

Princess Luluwah was married to her second cousin once removed, Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud, a descendant of the 19th-century Saudi ruler Saud bin Faisal bin Turki, who was a brother of Princess Luluwah's grandfather Abdul Rahman bin Faisal.[3] Princess Luluwah and Prince Faisal had seven children, four sons and three daughters, including Abdullah bin Faisal.[4]

Luluwah's daughter Abeer is the spouse of Saud bin Nayef.[4][5] Her other daughter, Al Jawhara, is married to Prince Sultan bin Fahd and another, Nouf, is the wife of Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah Al Faisal.[4] Luluwah's son, Mohammed bin Faisal, was an advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4] Another son, Sultan, was an aviation officer and a businessman.[4] He was killed in a car crash at age 41 on 23 July 2002 while coming from Jeddah to Riyadh to participate in funeral prayers for Prince Ahmed, son of Luluwah's brother Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (later king).[6] Princess Luluwah's son Khalid was named Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Jordan in October 2015.[4]

Death and legacy

Princess Luluwah died on 17 September 2008 at the age of 80.[2][7] Her funeral prayers were performed by her half-brother King Abdullah with the attendance of a number of senior royals and Saudi citizens and held at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on 18 September 2008.[8] One of her full brothers, Crown Prince Sultan, received condolences on her death at his palace in Al Khaldiah district in Jeddah on 18 and 19 September 2008.[9]

In 2015 the Women's Committee at the Council of Saudi Chambers initiated the Princess Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Award to recognise successful women in the fields of family, business and young leaders.[10]

Ancestry

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References

  1. "Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud" (in Arabic). Owl apps. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. Karen Hedwig Backman (16 June 2012). "Born of Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi". Daily Kos. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. Sabri Sharaf (2001). The house of Saud in commerce: A study of royal entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I.S. Publications. ISBN 8190125400. OCLC 47863742.
  4. "About the Bin Laden family". PBS. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  5. "Prince Ahmed's cousin killed on way to funeral". USA Today. AP. 23 July 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. "Death of Princess Luluwah bint Abdulaziz". Saudi Press Agency. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  7. "King attends funeral prayer". Arab News. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  8. "CSC's Women Department Organizes 1st Women Investors Meeting, Honors Winners of Princess Lolowah Award". Targeted News Agency. Riyadh. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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