Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud (; born 1950) is the second eldest child of King
Abdullah
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and a grandson of Saudi's founder
King Abdulaziz
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted as 1876, although a few sources give it as 1880. According to British author Robert Lacey's book ''The Kingdom'', ...
. As the eldest living son of Abdullah, he is a member of the
Allegiance Council
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.
Early life and education
Khalid bin Abdullah was born in
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...
in 1950
the second son of King Abdullah. His mother is Munira bint Abdullah Al Sheikh.
He was schooled with his younger brother
Prince Mutaib at Taif-Barmana School in
Lebanon
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and secondary school in
Jeddah
Jeddah ( ), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; , ), is a List of governorates of Saudi Arabia, governorate and the largest city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, and the country's second largest city after Riyadh, located ...
. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in
public administration
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from College of Commerce and Economics at
King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University (KAU) () is a public research university in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1967 as a private university by a group of businessmen led by Muhammad Bakhashab and including author Hamza Bogary, it was named after ...
.
[ He later graduated from ]Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academy, military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial Commissioned officer, officer train ...
.
Career
After completing his education at Sandhurst, Prince Khaled first served as Director of Administration and Planning at the National Guard from 1974 to 1976. Following the Grand Mosque Seizure in 1979, he was appointed deputy commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard
The Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG), also known as the White Army, is one of the three major branches of the military forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The national guard is under the administrative control of the Ministry of National ...
West. Later he commanded the National Guard in the Eastern Province. He remained in this post until 1992. In fact, he was dismissed from the National Guard in 1992 following policy disagreements with his father's advisors.
He is the honorary President of the Jeddah football club Al Ahli. He was a member of Saudi Arabia Football Federation
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.[ He is a member of the ]KAUST
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; ') is a private research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2009, the university provides research and graduate training programs in English as the official ...
Board of Trustees,
Personal life
Khalid bin Abdullah is married to Noura bint Abdallah bin Muhammad Al Saud Al Kabir (born 1958).[ She is the daughter of his paternal aunt, ]Seeta bint Abdulaziz
Seeta bint Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ''Ṣeeyta bint 'Abd al 'Azīz Āl Sa'ūd''; 1930 – 13 April 2011) was a daughter of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and the younger full-sister of King Abdullah.
Early life
Princess Seeta was born in 1930. She ...
. They have five children: Duna (born 1981), Faisal (born 1983), Abdulaziz (born 1986), Latifa (born 1992) and Abeer (born 1997).[
On 11 June 2011, the ]Associated Press
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Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are dist ...
(AP) erroneously reported Prince Khalid as having died, confusing him with King Abdullah's grand-nephew Khalid bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdulaziz. On 12 June 2011, AP sent a retraction correcting the earlier false report of Khalid's demise.Correction: Saudi Prince Khalid story
AP/Winnipeg Free Press, Retrieved 13 June 2011
References
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20th-century Saudi Arabian businesspeople
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1950 births
Khalid
Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal". It also appears as a surname.
Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
King Abdulaziz University alumni
Living people
Saudi Arabian military personnel
Khalid
Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal". It also appears as a surname.
Sons of kings