Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1911 – 15 September 1984) was one of the former Riyadh governors and a member of the House of Saud.

Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Governor of Riyadh Province
In office1938–1951
PredecessorMuhammad bin Saad bin Zaid
SuccessorSultan bin Abdulaziz
MonarchIbn Saud
Born1911
Riyadh, Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
Died15 September 1984 (aged 72–73)
Saudi Arabia
SpouseMuhdi bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
Full name
Nasser bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherIbn Saud
MotherBazza I

Early life and education

Prince Nasser was born in Qasr Al Hukm, Riyadh,[1] in 1911.[2] There are other reports, giving his birth date as 1913 and as 1921.[3][4] He was the sixth son of Ibn Saud.[5] His mother was Bazza I, a Moroccan woman.[4][6] Prince Nasser had no full-brothers or full-sisters.[7] He received education in Riyadh at the school of the palace, learning Quran, horsemanship and war techniques.[2]

Riyadh governorship

In 1938, Ibn Saud appointed him as the governor of Riyadh Province.[2] However, he had to resign from his post due to an event, leading to death of one of his brothers and others. When Prince Nasser was the governor, he organized a party, after which his brother Prince Mansour, then the defense minister,[8] and several foreigners died of alcohol poisoning.[9] Upon hearing of this event, Ibn Saud threw him in jail.[9] Subsequently, Nasser bin Abdulaziz lost his post and never returned to public life.[10]

Exclusion from succession

Prince Nasser was excluded from the succession to throne because of the incident that occurred during his term as the Governor of Riyadh Province. Both Nasser and Prince Saad were older than Prince Fahd when the latter was appointed crown prince in 1975.[6] However, the supersession did not cause turmoil because both of them were regarded as weak contenders due to being relatively less experienced.[6] Furthermore, Prince Nasser lost his chance due to "dissolute" mores. He was regarded as unsuitable for succession by the larger family.[5] His lack of accomplishment and low birth (his mother was a woman of colour from Morocco) were also factors leading to his exclusion.[11]

Personal life

One of his wives, Muhdi bint Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sudairi, was the younger sister of his step-mother, Hassa, who was one of Ibn Saud's wives and the mother of seven influential sons, known as the Sudairi Seven.[12][13] Naseer and Muhdi had five sons: Prince Khalid, Prince Abdullah, Prince Fahd, Prince Turki and Prince Ahmed.[13]

One of Nasser's sons, Turki bin Nasser, was a former military officer and the former head of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME).[12] Another son, Mohammed bin Nasser, is the governor of Jizan Province.[14] Another son Mansour bin Nasser was one of King Abdullah's advisors.[15][16] Yet another son, Abdulaziz bin Nasser, is a businessman[17] and the father of Saud bin Abdulaziz, who murdered his servant in London in 2010.[18] Abdullah bin Nasser, another son of Prince Nasser, was the president of Saudi football club Al Hilal in the 1970s.[19]

Death

Prince Nasser could not walk and used a wheelchair in his last years.[6] He died on 15 September 1984 and was buried in Riyadh.[2]

Legacy

His family founded Prince Nasser bin Abdulaziz Center for Autism, an affiliated body of the Saudi Autism Center; the center was opened in April 2012.[20][21]

Ancestry

References
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  5. Nabil Mouline (April–June 2012). "Power and generational transition in Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Critique Internationale. 46: 1–22.
  6. Simon Henderson (1994). "After King Fahd" (Policy Paper). Washington Institute. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  7. "Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz" (PDF). Springer. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. "Land Forces History". Royal Saudi Land Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  9. Michael Herb (1999). All in the family. Albany: State University of New York Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-7914-4168-7.
  10. "The new succession law preserves the monarchy". Wikileaks. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  11. Talal Kapoor (1 November 2007). "The Kingdom:Succession in Saudi Arabia (part two)". Datarabia. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  12. "His Royal Highness Prince Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". Saudi Environmental Society. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  13. Joseph A. Kechichian (2001). Succession in Saudi Arabia. New York: Palgrave. ISBN 9780312238803.
  14. "Prince Mohammed bin Nasser sponsors the inauguration ceremony of the Saudi Biology Association conference at Jazan University". Jazan University. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  15. "King Abdulla Arrives In Makkah From Jeddah". Bahrain News Agency. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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  18. "Saudi prince beat servant to death in London hotel, court hears". The Guardian. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  19. Owen Amos (14 April 2019). "The footballer, the Saudi prince and the proposition". BBC. Manchester. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  20. "His Highness the Minister of Defense opens Prince Nasser bin Abdulaziz Center for Autism". Riyadh Municipality. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  21. "Prince Salman to open Prince Nasser bin Abdulaziz Center for Autism". Saudi Press Agency (SPA). 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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