Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer ( ar, محمد ابن سعود أل كبير, Muḥammad ibn Suʿūd Āl Kabīr; 1908 – November 1998) was a Saudi royal and businessman. He was a nephew 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 ...

. He was the

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of the Al Kabeer clan and a senior prince due to his in-depth

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knowledge and connections. His nickname was Shaqran.

Early life

Prince Mohammed was born 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 ...

in 1908. He was the youngest of Noura bint Abdul Rahman and Saud Al Kabeer's three children. Prince Mohammed's full-sisters were Hessa and Al Jawhara. The latter was one of the wives of King Faisal. Prince Mohammed's mother, Noura, was the eldest daughter of the former

Emir of Nejd The Emirate of Nejd or Imamate of Nejd was the Second Saudi State, existing between 1824 and 1891 in Nejd, the regions of Riyadh and Ha'il of what is now Saudi Arabia. Saudi rule was restored to central and eastern Arabia after the Emirate of D ...

, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki. At the time of Prince Mohammed's birth his mother's younger brother Abdulaziz was ruling as Emir. His father, Saud, was the grandson of Emir Saud bin Faisal, who was the brother of Mohammed's maternal grandfather Emir Abdul Rahman bin Faisal.

Activities, personal life and death

Prince Mohammed joined some of the wars during the formation of the

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. He was one of the closest allies of

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Saud, later King Saud. Following the establishment of the state he mostly dealt with

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and

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and business. In 1961 he founded the Yamama Cement company in Riyadh which became one of the best performing construction firms in the region. Although two of his sons, Salman and Abdulaziz, signed the document that demanded the abdication of King Saud in 1964, Prince Mohammed did not sign it; he was on a hunting trip during the incident. Throughout the reign of

King Khalid Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Khalid ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'' ; 13 February 1913 13 June 1982) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and politician who served as King and Prime Minister of ...

, Prince Mohammed was ranked second in royal protocol just after the king. Prince Mohammed had some eleven sons most of whom involve in business activities. His eldest son, Abdullah, married

Seeta bint Abdulaziz Seeta bint Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, صيتة بنت عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Ṣeeyta bint 'Abd al 'Azīz Āl Sa'ūd''; 1930 – 13 April 2011) was a daughter of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and the younger full-sister of King Abdull ...

, one of King Abdulaziz's daughters and King Abdullah's full sister. Another of his sons,

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, is a businessman. Mohammed's son Turki was an assistant

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at the

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for political affairs in 2000. His son Fahd bin Mohammed is married to Sara bint Sultan, daughter of former Crown Prince

Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (c. 5 January 1928 – 22 October 2011) (Arabic: سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ''Sulṭān ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd''), called ''Sultan the Good'' (Arabic: سلطان الخير ''Sulṭa ...

. One of his daughters, Noura bint Mohammed, is married to her father's maternal cousin Mashour bin Abdulaziz. Noura and Mashour's daughter, Sara bint Mashour, is Crown Prince

Mohammed bin Salman Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, translit=Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), colloquially known by his initials MBS or MbS, is Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. H ...

's spouse. In January 2018 eleven of Prince Mohammed's grandsons were arrested in Riyadh following their protest in front of the Qasr Palace or the Palace of Government, demanding the repeal of the royal order that stipulated stopping the payment of their bills for electricity and water. All of these princes were released one week later. However, his grandson Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Mohammed and the latter's son,

Salman bin Abdulaziz Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود, , ; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of King ...

, have been in detention since early 2018. Prince Mohammed died at age 90 in November 1998.

Legacy

In Arar there is a health-care institution named after Prince Mohammed, Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer disease and dialysis center. In Riyadh an annual horse race named the cup of Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer is organized.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabeer, Mohammed Saud

Mohammed Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monoth ...

1908 births 1998 deaths People from Riyadh