Mishari bin Saud Al Saud (; born December 1954) is a Saudi Arabian retired military officer, businessman, and retired politician. A member of the

House of Saud The House of Saud ( ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi State, (1727–1818), and his brothers, though the ruling ...

, he is one of the children of

King Saud Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; 15 January 1902 – 23 February 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 until his abdication on 2 November 1964. During his reign, he served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1954 a ...

and one of the grandsons of

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'', ...

. Prince Mishari served as the governor of

Al Bahah Province Al-Baha Province, also known as Al-Baha Region ( ' ), also spelled as Al-Bahah, is a province in Saudi Arabia. It is the smallest province in the country by both area and population. History History of the Province Before Islam The provin ...

from 2010 to 2017.

Early life and education

Mishari bin Saud was born in Riyadh in December 1954. He is one of the children of King Saud, and his mother is Naima bint Ubaid. 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 King Saud University (KSU, ) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in Saudi Arabia. It was known as Riyadh U ...

. The title of his MA thesis was “Relations between Saudi Arabia and Al-Mutawakkaliya Kingdom of Yemen under the reign of King Abdulaziz.”

Career

Prince Mishari was a brigade commander in 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 ...

(SANG). In June 1983, he was appointed deputy commander of the SANG in the Eastern Province. He headed the SANG in the province and was the second rank royal there after the governor of the province, Prince

Mohammed bin Fahd Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud ( ''Muḥammad bin Fahd Āl Suʿūd''; 4 January 1950 – 28 January 2025) was a Saudi prince, politician, and philanthropist who served as governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from 1985 to 2013. He was ...

. As of 2004, he served as the assistant undersecretary of the SANG for the Eastern sector. His tenure lasted until his appointment as the governor of Al Bahah Province in 2010. On 28 August 2010, he was appointed governor of Al Bahah Province, replacing his elder half-brother Muhammed bin Saud who resigned from this post due to health problems. His tenure ended in April 2017 when his half-brother Hussam bin Saud was made the governor of the province. It was speculated that Prince Mishari had support of King Abdullah and was very close to

Crown Prince Sultan Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (c. 5 January 1931 – 22 October 2011) (, ''Sulṭān ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd''), called ''The generous Sultan'' (, ''Sulṭan al Khair'') in Saudi Arabia, was the Saudi defense minister from 1963 to 201 ...

during his term at SANG. Prince Mishari has a stake in Imdadat Trading and Transport firm in Riyadh that he and his son, Turki, established in 1982.

Personal life

His daughter, Princess Hala, is a businesswoman who created a global brand, Munch Bakery. In 2012, she married Abdulmalek bin Abdulmuhsen Al Shiekh, a member of the Al ash-Sheikh family, in Riyadh.

References

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