Mishari bin Saud Al Saud

Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: مشاري بن سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود‎) (born December 1954) is a retired Saudi Arabian military officer, businessman, former governor of Al Bahah Province and a member of House of Saud.

Mishari bin Saud Al Saud
Governor of Al Bahah Province
Term28 August 2010 – April 2017
PredecessorMuhammed bin Saud
SuccessorHussam bin Saud
MonarchKing Abdullah
King Salman
BornDecember 1954 (age 66–67)
Riyadh
Full name
Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Turki Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherKing Saud
MotherNaima bint Ubaid
Alma materKing Saud University

Early life and education

Mishari bin Saud was born in Riyadh in December 1954.[1] His mother is Naima bint Ubaid.[2]

After completing his primary and secondary education in Saudi Arabia in 1971, he went to the US for university education. However, he only completed an eight-month English course there. He returned to Saudi Arabia to receive university education. He has a bachelor of arts degree in history and later, he received a master's degree in history from King Saud University. The title of his MA thesis was “Relations between Saudi Arabia and Al-Mutawakkaliya Kingdom of Yemen under the reign of King Abdulaziz.”[1]

Career

Prince Mishari was a brigade commander in the National Guard (SANG).[3] In June 1983 he was appointed deputy commander of the SANG in the Eastern Province.[1] He headed the SANG in the province[4] and was the second rank royal there after the governor of the province, Prince Mohammed.[5] As of 2004 he served as the assistant undersecretary of the SANG for the Eastern sector.[6] His tenure lasted until his appointment as the governor of Al Bahah Province in 2010.[7]

On 28 August 2010 he was appointed governor of Al Bahah Province,[8] replacing his elder brother Prince Muhammed bin Saud who resigned from this post due to health problems.[7][9][10] His tenure ended in April 2017 when Hussam bin Saud was made the governor of the province.[11][12]

It was speculated that he had support of King Abdullah and was very close to then-Crown Prince Sultan during his term at SANG.[5] Prince Mishari has stake in Imdadat Trading and Transport firm in Riyadh that he and his son, Turki, established in 1982.[1]

References
  1. Sharif Sabri (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I. S. Publication. ISBN 81-901254-0-0.
  2. "kingsaud". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. Simon Henderson (1994). "After King Fahd" (Policy Paper). Washington Institute. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  4. Bharat Verma (March 2009). Indian Defence Review. Lancer Publishers. p. 50. GGKEY:6YYRQ10NHT0.
  5. "09RIYADH129". Guardiangate. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  6. "Crown Prince arrives in the Eastern Region". Saudi Press Agency. Riyadh. UPI. 24 December 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. P. K. Abdul Ghafour (28 August 2010). "Mishari bin Saud is new Baha governor". Arab News. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  8. "About Saudi Arabia". Saudi Embassy, Washington D.C. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  9. "قال لـ"العربية": سأبذل كل جهد ممكن لرِفعة المنطقة (Appointment of Mishari bin Saud to Al Baha province)". Al Arabiya. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  10. "مشاري بن سعود : سأسعى بكل جهد للارتقاء بالباحة (Mishari bin Saud: I will make every effort to improve the Baha)". Al Eqtisadiah. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  11. "Prince Hussam bin Saud Al Saud, governor, Al Baha region". Arab News. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  12. "Saudi King appoints sons key positions in major reshuffle". Dhownet. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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