Abdulaziz bin Majid Al Saud (born 1960) is the former governor of

Madinah Province The Medina Province ( ar, مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة, Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah) is a Provinces of Saudi Arabia, province (''mintaqah, minṭaqah'') of Saudi Arabia, located on the Hejaz, cou ...

and a member of

House of Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), and ...

Early life and education

Prince Abdulaziz was born in 1960. He is

Majid bin Abdulaziz Majid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (19 October 1938 – 13 April 2003) was a Saudi royal and businessman who served as the governor of Mecca from 1980 to 1999. Early life and education Majid bin Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh on 19 October 1938 to King ...

's second son. Abdulaziz's mother is Nuf bint Abdallah Al Fahd Al Muhanna. He is the full brother of Prince Mishaal, and he also has five sisters. One of his sisters, Jawaher bint Majid, is the first Saudi woman to have been granted the title of the patron of arts in

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

. Another, Basma bint Majid, married Bandar bin Faisal, one of King Faisal's sons. Prince Abdulaziz is a graduate of

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) ( ar, جامعة الملك فهد للبترول و المعادن, – short: ar, جامعة البترول ), after 1975 as the University of Petroleum and Minerals and initially as the ...

Career

Abdulaziz bin Majid is former deputy governor of

Al-Qassim Province The Qassim Province ( ar, منطقة القصيم ' , Najdi Arabic: ), also known as the Qassim Region, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. Located at the heart of the country near the geographic center of the Arabian Peninsula, it ha ...

where the governor was Faisal bin Bandar. His tenure lasted until October 2005. When then-governor of Madinah Province

Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, مقرن بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود, Muqrin ibn ‘Abd al ‘Azīz Āl Su‘ūd; born 15 September 1945)Lacey gives his birth year as 1943. is a Saudi Arabian politician, businessman, and former milit ...

was appointed as head of the General Intelligence Presidency, Abdulaziz bin Majid replaced him in the post in October 2005. His term was extended for four years in 2009. Prince Abdulaziz's term ended on 14 January 2013, and he was replaced by Prince Faisal bin Salman.

Other positions

Abdulaziz bin Majid was vice chairman of the Majid Society until 2018 that was founded by his father in 1998 for charitable purposes.

Personal life

Abdulaziz bin Majid is married to Princess Nuha, the daughter of Prince

Saud bin Abdul Muhsin Al Saud Saud bin Abdul Muhsin Al Saud ( ar, سعود بن عبد المحسن) (born 1947) is a Saudi royal, diplomat, and former politician. He served as the governor of Ha'il Province between 1999 and April 2017. In March 2021 he was appointed Saudi ...

. He has three sons and one daughter: Saud, Omar, Abdullah and Lolowah. He also wed Haifa bint Fahd bin Turki bin Ahmed Al Sudairi who is the mother of Saud.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saud, Abdulaziz Majid 21st-century Saudi Arabian politicians 1960 births

Abdulaziz Abdulaziz ( ota, عبد العزيز, ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; tr, Abdülaziz; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the 32nd List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was 187 ...

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