Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1940) is a businessman, the former governor of the

Tabuk Province Tabuk ( ar, مِنْطَقَة تَبُوْك '), also spelled ''Tabouk'', is a region of Saudi Arabia, located along the north-west coast of the country, facing Egypt across the Red Sea. It has an area of 146,072 km2 and a population of 91 ...

and a 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

Prince Mamdouh was born in 1940. His parents are

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 Nouf bint Nawaf bin Nuri Al Shaalan. They married in November 1935. Nouf was a member of the Ruwala tribe based in northwestern Arabia,

Transjordan Transjordan may refer to: * Transjordan (region), an area to the east of the Jordan River * Oultrejordain, a Crusader lordship (1118–1187), also called Transjordan * Emirate of Transjordan, British protectorate (1921–1946) * Hashemite Kingdom of ...

and

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

. Prince Mamdouh has two full brothers; Prince Thamir and Prince Mashhur.

Career

Prince Mamdouh was the governor of

from 1986 to 1987. He was succeeded by Prince Fahd bin Sultan as governor. Then he served as the director of Saudi Center of Strategic Studies from 1994 to 2004. During his term as the director of Strategic Studies, Prince Mamdouh also participated in the meetings of the Consultative Council in

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...

. He is a businessman and 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 ...

Personal life

In 1961 he married to Sultana bint Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Aldakhil.

Ancestry

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Mamdouh Mamdouh (also spelled Mamduh or Memduh, ar, ممدوح) is a masculine given name and also, a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Mamdouh Abbas, Egyptian businessman, twice Zamalek chairman * Mamdouh Bahri (born 1957), jazz guitar ...

1940 births Living people