Saud bin Fahd Al Saud ( ar, سعود بن فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 8 October 1950) is a

Saudi Arabian Saudis ( ar, سعوديون, Suʿūdiyyūn) are people identified with the country of Saudi Arabia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. The Saudis are composed mainly of Arabs and primarily speak a regional dialect ...

businessman and the former vice president of general intelligence directorate. He is a member of the House of Saud.

Early life and education

Prince Saud was born on 8 October 1950. He is the son of

King Fahd Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Fahd ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'', ; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was a Saudi Arabian politician who was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia fro ...

. His mother, Alanoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed, was from the Jiluwi branch of the Al Saud whose members intermarried with the Al Saud. She died of

kidney failure Kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. Kidney failure is classified as eit ...

in Santa Barbara in March 1999 after a long period of treatment in Los Angeles at the age of 76. Prince Saud's full-brothers are

Faisal bin Fahd Faisal, Faisel, Fayçal or Faysal ( ar, فيصل) is an Arabic given name. Faisal, Fayçal or Faysal may also refer to: People * King Faisal (disambiguation) ** Faisal I of Iraq and Syria (1885–1933), leader during the Arab Revolt ** Faisal II ...

, Mohammed bin Fahd, Sultan bin Fahd and Khaled bin Fahd. His full-sister was

Latifa bint Fahd Latifa bint Fahd Al Saud (1959 – December 2013) was a member of the Saudi royal family, House of Saud. She was one of King Fahd's children. Biography Princess Latifa was the eldest daughter of King Fahd and Al Anoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed ...

. Prince Saud holds a bachelor's degree in economics which he received in the United States.

Career

Saud bin Fahd served as vice president of

general intelligence The ''g'' factor (also known as general intelligence, general mental ability or general intelligence factor) is a construct developed in psychometric investigations of cognitive abilities and human intelligence. It is a variable that summarizes ...

from 1985 to October 2005. Therefore, he was deputy to

Turki bin Faisal Turki bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, تركي بن فيصل آل سعود, Turkī ibn Fayṣal Āl Su‘ūd; tr, Türki bin Faysal Al Suud) (born 15 February 1945), known also as Turki Al Faisal, is a Saudi prince and former government official who se ...

and then to

Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (16 August 1932 – 29 September 2015) (Arabic:نواف بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Nawwāf bin 'Abd al 'Azīz Āl Su'ūd'') was a Saudi Arabian businessman and politician. A member of the House of Saud, ...

. Saud bin Fahd has various business activities and is the founding member of the Faisal Bank in Egypt.

Personal life

Saud bin Fahd is married to Madawi bint Musaed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and has four children, two daughters and two sons. One of his daughters married Mansour bin Muqrin, son of

Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, مقرن بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود, Muqrin ibn ‘Abd al ‘Azīz Āl Su‘ūd; born 15 September 1945)Lacey gives his birth year as 1943. is a Saudi Arabian politician, businessman, and former milit ...

, the former

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia The crown prince of Saudi Arabia is the second-most important position in Saudi Arabia, second to the King, and is his designated successor. Currently, the Crown Prince assumes power with the approval of the Allegiance Council after he is nomi ...

. Saud bin Fahd is known for his religious observance.

References

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