Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز بن مساعد بن جلوي آل سعود) (1931 – 4 July 2015) was a Saudi royal who was the governor of the Northern Borders Province from 1957 until his death in 2015. He was also the governor of Qassim Province for ten years. He was one of the longest serving governors in the kingdom.[1]
| Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | |||||
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| Emir of Qassim Province | |||||
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| Governor of Northern Borders Province | |||||
In office | 1957 - 4 July 2015 | ||||
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| Successor | Mish'aal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Al Saud | ||||
| Born | 1931 Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Died | 4 July 2015 (aged 83–84) Arar, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Burial | 5 July 2015 Makkah, Saudi Arabia | ||||
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| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | Abdulaziz bin Musaid bin Jiluwi Al Saud | ||||
| Mother | Tarfah bint Musaed Albatall Al Mutairi | ||||
Early life
editAbdullah was born in Ha'il[ambiguous] in 1931.[2] His father, Prince Abdulaziz bin Musaid, was the cousin of King Abdulaziz and one of his commanders. His brother, Prince Jiluwi bin Abdulaziz, is the governor of Najran Region. Prince Abdullah was appointed by King Saud to the post of governor of the Northern Borders Region in 1956.
Death
editPrince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on 4 July 2015. He was buried after Isha prayer on 6 July 2015 at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Northern Borders Province governor is dead". Arab News. 5 July 2015.
- ^ Who's who in Saudi Arabia 1983-1984. Tihama. 1984. p. 56 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz bin Missaed Al Saud, Governor of the Northern Border Region dies". Al Riyadh. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.