Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (1939 – 27 November 2017) was 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 ...

. She was the youngest and last surviving daughter 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 ...

, and was the full sister of Prince Talal and Prince Nawwaf.

Biography

Princess Madawi was born in Qasr Al Hukm, Riyadh, in 1939. Her parents were

and Munaiyir, an

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woman whose family escaped from the

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. In 1921 Munaiyir, aged 12, was presented by the emir of

Unayzah Unaizah ( ar, عنيزة ) or officially The Governorate of Unaizah (also spelled Onaizah, Onizah, or Unayzah; ar, محافظة عنيزة ) is a Saudi Arabian city in the Al Qassim Province. It lies south of the province capital Buraydah and n ...

to 45-year-old Abdulaziz. She remained illiterate all her life and converted to Islam. Munaiyir was regarded by

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s in Saudi Arabia as one of King Abdulaziz’s favourite wives and was known for her intelligence and beauty. She died in December 1991. Princess Madawi had two full-brothers, Talal bin Abdulaziz and Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz. During the early 1960s she and her mother urged Prince Talal to return to Saudi Arabia who had been living in

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due to his involvement in

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 ...

. She had some business investments and had a

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company, Princess Madawi bint Abdulaziz Petroleum Marketing Co. Princess Madawi married Prince Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Faisal who was a member of the Mohammed branch of Saudi royal family. Her husband was assassinated in

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in January 1986 at the age of 55. Princess Madawi died on 27 November 2017. She was buried after evening prayers at the Grand Mosque in

Mecca Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red ...

. Among the royals attending the funeral were her half-brothers Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and

Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1940) is a businessman, the former governor of the Tabuk Province and a member of the Saudi royal family. Early life Prince Mamdouh was born in 1940. His parents are King Abdulaziz and Nouf bint Nawaf bin Nuri ...

and her nephews

Khalid bin Faisal Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن فيصل ال سعود ''Khālid bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd''; born 24 February 1940) is a Saudi Arabian politician, artist, and poet who is the governor of Makkah Province, in office from 2007 to 2013 ...

, Mohammed bin Nawwaf,

Mishaal bin Majid Mishaal bin Majid Al Saud ( ar, الأمير مشعل بن ماجد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) (born 1957) has been governor of Jeddah since 1997 and a member of House of Saud. Early life and education Mishaal bin Majid was born in ...

and

Abdullah bin Bandar Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: عبدالله بن بندر بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود) is the Minister of National Guard (Saudi Arabia). He was appointed to the post on 27 December 2018. Early life and education ...

References

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