Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1932 – 1 April 2013) ( ar, بدر بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, ''Badr bin 'Abd al 'Azīz Āl Sa'ūd'') was a long-term deputy commander of the Saudi National Guard and a senior member of the

Saudi royal family 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), an ...

Early life and education

Prince Badr was born in 1932. He was the 20th son of

King Abdulaziz Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...

. His mother was

Haya bint Saad Al Sudairi Haya bint Saad Al Sudairi ( ar, هيا بنت سعد السديري ''Hayā bint Saʿad Āl Sudayrī''; 1913 – 18 April 2003) was one of the spouses of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. She was a member of the powerful Sudairi family. Her elder ...

, who died in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

on 18 April 2003 of unstated causes at the age of 90 and was also buried in the aforementioned city. Prince Badr's full brothers were Prince Abdul Majeed and Prince Abdul Ilah. Prince Badr was educated in Riyadh.

Free Princes involvement

Badr bin Abdulaziz together with Prince Talal and Prince Fawwaz participated in the

Free Princes Movement The Free Princes Movement ( ar, حركة الأمراء الأحرار; al-umara’ al-ahrar) was a Saudi liberal political movement that existed from 1958 to 1964. Its members were known as the Young Najd (Najd al-Fattah in Arabic), Free Prince ...

lasting from 1962 to 1964 and lived in exile, mostly in

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and

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

. Prince Badr and two of his half-brothers, Prince Abdul Muhsin and Prince Fawwaz, and his cousin, Fahd bin Saad, who also defected to the

United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, al-Jumhūrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1971. It was initially a political union between Eg ...

, returned to Saudi Arabia upon their rehabilitation by King Faisal on 22 January 1964. Upon their return they published a statement acknowledging their mistake in criticizing the Saudi government.

Career

King Saud Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Suʿūd ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'', Najdi Arabic pronunciation: ; 15 January 1902 – 23 February 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 ...

appointed Prince Badr as minister of transport in 1960 and then minister of communications in 1961. His tenure lasted just for one year until his participation to the Free Princes Movement. After his rehabilitation by King Faisal, Prince Badr was appointed deputy commander of Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) on 4 February 1968. In addition, he was part of the Saudi delegations in charge of different international missions. Prince Badr was one of the members of Al Saud Family Council established by Crown Prince Abdullah in June 2000 to discuss private issues such as business activities of princes and marriages of princess to individuals who were not member of House of Saud. He supervised the Janadriah, an annual cultural festival held in and around Riyadh. Although King Abdullah supported him, Prince Badr tended to keep a low profile and did not take part in power struggles within the family. As deputy commander of the SANG he was appointed as a member to the newly founded

National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a na ...

in 2005. In addition, he became a member of the

allegiance council The Allegiance Council ( ar, هيئة البيعة ''Hay’at al-Bay‘ah''), also known as the Allegiance Commission or Allegiance Institution or Succession Commission, is the body responsible for determining future succession to the throne of ...

of Saudi Arabia, which is in charge of succession, when it was formed in 2007. Prince Badr, the long-serving deputy commander of the SANG, had asked to be relieved from that role due to health concerns in November 2010. Minutes later, the agency announced that his request had been accepted. Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Tuwaijri succeeded Prince Badr as deputy commander of the SANG. Prince Badr was referred to as an adviser to King Abdullah in United States diplomatic cables.

Personal life

Prince Badr married Hessa bint Abdullah Al Sudairi, daughter of his maternal uncle. They had seven children, four daughters and three sons. Eldest son Fahd is the former governor of

Al Jawf Province Al-Jawf Province ( ar, ‫منطقة الجوف‬ Minṭaqat al-Jawf pronounced lˈdʒoːf, also spelled Al-Jouf, is one of the provinces of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country, containing its only international border with Jor ...

. Prince Fahd's spouse is Sara bint Abdullah, daughter of King Abdullah and

Hessa bint Trad Al Shaalan Hessa bint Trad Al Shaalan is a Saudi royal and the wife of King Abdullah who was the ruler of Saudi Arabia between 2005 and 2015. There are many reports stating that she was his favourite spouse. Princess Hessa is the founder and president o ...

. One of Prince Badr's daughters, Jawahar, died in June 2014. Prince Badr is reported to never have had a high public profile. Furthermore, he never exerted a large amount of executive control over the Guard during his tenure, though his influence there cannot be denied.

Death and funeral

Prince Badr died on 1 April 2013 at the age of 81. Funeral prayers for him were held after

Asr prayer The Asr prayer ( ar, صلاة العصر ', "afternoon prayer") is one of the five mandatory salah (Islamic prayer). As an Islamic day starts at sunset, the Asr prayer is technically the fifth prayer of the day. If counted from midnight, it i ...

Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque (), also known as the Grand Mosque of Riyadh or simply the Grand Mosque (), is a mosque in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located adjacent to Qasr al-Hukm while it overlooks the Deera Square. ...

in Riyadh on 2 April.

Honour

Foreign honour

* Honorary Commander of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace o ...

(P.M.N.) (Malaysia; 1982)

Ancestry

References

External links

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1932 births 2013 deaths

Honorary Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm