Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (26 June 1923 – 19 August 2013) was the twelfth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia. He was a businessman and the father of

Faisal bin Musaid Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud ( ar, فيصل بن مساعد آل سعود, ''Fayṣal bin Musāʿid ʾĀl Suʿūd''; 4 April 194418 June 1975) was the assassin and nephew of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Early life Faisal bin Musa'id was born in 1 ...

, the assassin of his half-brother King Faisal.

Early life

Musa'id was born in 1923. His father was King Abdulaziz and his mother was Jawhara bint Saad bin Abdul Muhsin Al Sudairi. Before marrying King Abdulaziz, Jawhara had been married to his full brother

Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1890–1915) was the brother of Abdulaziz, Emir of Nejd (who later founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). He was one of Abdulaziz's most devoted supporters and a key lieutenant in his early military campaigns. Ear ...

until the latter's death in the

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in 1915. After Jawhara's death, her sister Haya also married Abdulaziz. She was the mother of Prince Badr, Prince Abdul Majid and Prince Abdul Illah. Musa'id had two full brothers, Prince Saad and Prince Abdul Muhsin, and one full sister, Princess Al Bandari.

Personal life

Following the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia, Musa'id and his brothers began to live in several

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, including Paris and London among the others. During this period Musa'id was caught in an inappropriate manner in Paris and was immediately sent to Saudi Arabia. His father, King Abdulaziz, confined Musa'id to the palace which made their relations negative decreasing the latter's potential chance to rule the country. Musa'id married Watfa, a daughter of Muhammad bin Talal, the 12th (and last) Rashidi emir. Their son

was born in Riyadh on 4 April 1944. He subsequently divorced Watfa. His sons and daughters by Watfa were much closer to their maternal Rashidi relatives than their paternal relatives, Al Sauds. In 1965, Musa'id son Khaled, who was a fervent

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, was killed during a Riyadh protest against the introduction of

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. The details of his death are disputed. Some reports allege that he died resisting arrest outside his own home. No investigation over his death was ever initiated. Musa'id had another son, Bandar, and a daughter, Al Jawhara. He also had another son Abdul Rahman bin Musaid from a subsequent marriage. Abdullah bin Musa'id, another son, is a businessman and the owner of Sheffield United.

Assassination of King Faisal

On 25 March 1975 Musa'id's son Faisal went to the Royal Palace in Riyadh, where King Faisal was holding a

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. He joined a Kuwaiti delegation and lined up to meet the king. The king recognized his nephew and bent his head forward, so that the younger Faisal could kiss the king's head in a sign of respect. The prince took out a revolver from his robe and shot the King twice in the head. His third shot missed and he threw the gun away. King Faisal fell to the floor. Bodyguards with swords and submachine guns arrested the prince. The king was quickly rushed to a hospital but doctors failed to save him. Initial reports described Prince Faisal as "mentally deranged." He was moved to a Riyadh prison. He was deemed sane to be tried. He was found guilty of murder. Hours after the verdict, he was publicly decapitated in Riyadh. The assassin's brother Bandar was also imprisoned, but was released a year later.

Later life

Prince Musa'id did not hold any significant administrative positions and hence he was sidelined for the throne. The involvement of his son Faisal in the assassination of King Faisal could also have weakened his position. In addition he seemingly never sought one. He gradually lost his eyesight after the death of his first son, Khalid. He lived an austere private life where he was known to be pious.

Death

The Royal Diwan announced that Prince Musa'id had died on 19 August 2013. He was the second eldest living son of King Abdulaziz at the time of his death next only to Prince

Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, بندر بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Bandar bin ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Saʿūd''; 1921 or 1923–28 July 2019) was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz. At the time of his death, he was the eldest surviving ...

. It was announced that funeral prayers for the late prince would be held at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh the next day and a three-day mourning period was also declared.

Ancestry

References

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