Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز آل سعود;1939 – 27 November 2017) was a member of the House of Saud. She was the daughter of King Abdulaziz,[1][2] and was the full sister of Prince Talal and Prince Nawwaf.
| Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud | |||||
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| Born | 1939 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Died | 27 November 2017 (aged 77–78) | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz | ||||
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| Dynasty | Al Saud | ||||
| Father | King Abdulaziz | ||||
| Mother | Munaiyir | ||||
Biography
editPrincess Madawi was born in Qasr Al Hukm, Riyadh,[3] in 1939.[4] Her parents were King Abdulaziz and Munaiyir, an Armenian woman whose family escaped from the Ottoman Empire.[5] In 1921 Munaiyir, aged 12, was presented by the emir of Unayzah to 45-year-old Abdulaziz.[5] She remained illiterate all her life and converted to Islam.[5] Munaiyir was regarded by British diplomats in Saudi Arabia as one of King Abdulaziz’s favourite wives and was known for her intelligence and beauty.[6] She died in December 1991.[4]
Princess Madawi had two full-brothers, Talal bin Abdulaziz and Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz.[4] During the early 1960s she and her mother urged Prince Talal to return to Saudi Arabia who had been living in Cairo due to his involvement in Free Princes movement.[7]
She had some business investments and had a petroleum marketing company, Princess Madawi bint Abdulaziz Petroleum Marketing Co.[4]
Princess Madawi married Prince Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Faisal who was a member of the Mohammed branch of Saudi royal family.[4] Her husband was assassinated in Iraq in January 1986 at the age of 55.[4]
Princess Madawi died on 27 November 2017.[8][9] She was buried after evening prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.[10] Among the royals attending the funeral were her half-brothers Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz and her nephews Khalid bin Faisal, Mohammed bin Nawwaf, Mishaal bin Majid and Abdullah bin Bandar.[11]
References
edit- ^ "صورة نادرة للأميرة مضاوي.. وهكذا نعاها السعوديون". Erem News (in Arabic). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ David Rundell (2020). Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-83860-595-7.
- ^ ""قصر الحكم" يحتفظ بأجمل الذكريات لأفراد الأسرة ... - جريدة الرياض". Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 23 May 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Sharaf Sabri (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I.S. Publications. pp. 126, 162, 222. ISBN 978-81-901254-0-6.
- ^ a b c John Rossant (19 March 2002). "The return of Saudi Arabia's red prince". Online Asia Times. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Stig Stenslie (2011). "Power Behind the Veil: Princesses of House of Saud". Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf, and the Red Sea. 1 (1pages=69–79): 69–79. doi:10.1080/21534764.2011.576050. S2CID 153320942.
- ^ Stig Stenslie (2012). Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia: The Challenge of Succession. London; New York: Routledge. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-136-51157-8.
- ^ David Hearst (1 January 2018). "Senior Saudi royal on hunger strike over purge". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Ajman Ruler condoles Custodian of Two Holy Mosques on death of Princess Madawi bint Abdulaziz". WAM. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "وفاة الأميرة مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز آل سعود". Ammon News (in Arabic). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "بالصور.. تشييع جثمان الأميرة مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز". Erem News (in Arabic). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.