Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1931–2015)
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | |||||
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Emir of Saudi Northern Borders Region | |||||
In office | 1957 - 4 July 2015 | ||||
Successor | Mish'aal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Al Saud | ||||
Monarch | Amir of Northern Borders Region | ||||
Born | 1931 Hail | ||||
Died | 4 July 2015 Arar | (aged 83–84)||||
Burial | 5 July 2015 | ||||
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House | House of Saud | ||||
Mother | Tarfah bint Musaed Albatall Al Mutairi |
Abdullah bin Abdullaziz bin Musa'ed bin Jiluwi Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز بن مساعد بن جلوي آل سعود) (1931 – 4 July 2015) was governor of the Northern Borders Region. He served as the Emir of the northern border region and its capital and administrative Arar from 1957 until his death in 2015. He also served as the Governor of Qassim region for ten years. He was one of the longest serving governors in the Kingdom.[1]
Early life
Abdullah was born in Hail in 1931.[2] His father, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musaid, was the cousin of King Abdul Aziz and one of his commanders. His brother, Prince Jiluwi bin Abdul Aziz, is the governor of Najran Region. Prince Abdullah was appointed by King Saud to the post as governor of the Northern Borders Region in 1956.
Death
Prince Abdullah bin Abdullaziz bin Musa'ed died on 4 July 2015. He was buried after Isha prayer on 6 July 2015 at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.[3]
References
- ^ "Northern Borders Province governor is dead". Arab News.
- ^ Who's who in Saudi Arabia. Tihama. 1984.
- ^ "Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz bin Missaed Al Saud, Governor of the Northern Border Region dies". Al Riyadh.