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Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi businessman and royal (1940–2023)

Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: ممدوح بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; 1940 – 30 November 2023) was a Saudi Arabian businessman, the governor of the Tabuk Province, and a member of the Saudi royal family.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.
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Early life

Prince Mamdouh was born in 1940.[1] His parents were King Abdulaziz and Nouf bint Nawaf bin Nuri Al Shaalan.[2] They married in November 1935.[3] Nouf was a member of the Ruwala tribe based in northwestern Arabia, Transjordan and Syria and was the granddaughter of two great north Arabian Emirs, Sattam bin Fendi Al Fayez[4] and Nuri bin Hazaa Al Shalaan.[5][6]

Prince Mamdouh had two full brothers; Prince Thamir and Prince Mashhur.[1][7]

Career

Prince Mamdouh was the governor of Tabuk Province[8] from 1986 to 1987. He was succeeded by Prince Fahd bin Sultan as governor. Then Prince Mamdouh served as the director of Saudi Center of Strategic Studies from 1994 to 2004.[9][10] During his term as the director of Strategic Studies, Prince Mamdouh also participated in the meetings of the Consultative Council in Jeddah.[10] He was a businessman[11] and a member of the Allegiance Council.[12]

Personal life and death

In 1961, Prince Mamdouh married Sultana bint Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Aldakhil.[citation needed]

On 30 November 2023, Mamdouh's son, Khaled, announced that Mamdouh had died earlier that morning, at the age of 83. Khaled mentioned his life-long support for his half-brother King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.[13][14]

Ancestry

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References

  1. [1]
    "Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz" (PDF). Springer. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    Alexander Blay Bligh (1981). Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century (PhD thesis). Columbia University. p. 93. ProQuest 303101806.
  3. [3]
    "Nouf bint Nawwaf bin Nuri Al Sha'lan". Datarabia. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
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    Yoav Alon (2016). The shaykh of shaykhs: Mithqal al-Fayiz and tribal leadership in modern Jordan. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-8047-9662-0.
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    Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 93. ProQuest 303295482.
  6. [6]
    Alexander Blay Bligh (1981). Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century (PhD thesis). Columbia University. p. 93. ProQuest 303101806.
  7. [7]
    Simon Henderson (August 2009). "After King Abdullah" (PDF). Washington Institute. Archived from the original (Policy Focus) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  8. [8]
    J. E. Peterson (2003). Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-8108-2780-6.
  9. [9]
    Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C.
  10. [10]
    "King Fahd inaugurates Shoura (Consultative Council) session". Jeddah: King Fahd website. 5 July 1999. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  11. [11]
    Ayman Al Yassini (August 1982). The Relationship between Religion and State in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PhD thesis). McGill University.
  12. [12]
    "King Abdullah names members of the Allegiance Council". Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. 10 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  13. [13]
    "سبب وفاة الأمير ممدوح بن عبد العزيز آل سعود شقيق الملك سلمان". خبرنا (in Arabic). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  14. [14]
    التحرير, فريق (1 December 2023). "وفاة الأمير ممدوح بن عبدالعزيز عن عمر يناهز 84 عامًا". ajel.sa (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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