Mishari bin Saud Al Saud
Mishari bin Saud Al Saud | |||||
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Governor of Al Bahah Province | |||||
Term | 28 August 2010 – present | ||||
Predecessor | Muhammed bin Saud | ||||
Monarch | King Abdullah | ||||
Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Riyadh | ||||
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House | House of Saud | ||||
Father | King Saud | ||||
Mother | Naima bint Ubaid | ||||
Religion | Wahhabi Hanbali Sunni Islam |
Mishari bin Saud (born 1954) is a retired Saudi Arabian military officer, businessman, governor of Al Bahah Province and a member of House of Saud.
Early life and education
Mishari bin Saud was born in Riyadh in December 1954. He is the thirty-second son of King Saud.[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 (SANG) in the Eastern Province.[1] He headed the SANG in the province[4] and was the second rank royal there, after then governor of the province, Prince Mohammed.[5] His tenure lasted until his appointment as the governor of Al Bahah Province in 2010.[6] It was speculated that he had support of King Abdullah and was very close to then-Crown Prince Sultan during his term.[5] Prince Mishari has stake in Imdadat Trading and Transport firm in Riyadh that he and his son, Turki, established in 1982.[1]
On 28 August 2010, he was appointed governor of Al Bahah Province,[7] replacing his elder brother late Prince Muhammed bin Saud who resigned from this post due to health problems.[6][8][9]
References
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- ^ Simon Henderson (1994). "After King Fahd" (Policy Paper). Washington Institute. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Bharat Verma (March 2009). Indian Defence Review. Lancer Publishers. p. 50. GGKEY:6YYRQ10NHT0. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ a b "09RIYADH129". Guardiangate. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b Abdul Ghafour, P. K. (28 August 2010). "Mishari bin Saud is new Baha governor". Arab News. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "About Saudi Arabia". Saudi Embassy, Washington D.C. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "مشاري بن سعود : سأسعى بكل جهد للارتقاء بالباحة (Mishary bin Saud: I will make every effort to improve the Baha)". Al Eqtisadiah. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2012.