Musaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ''Musāʿid bin ʿAbdur Raḥman Āl Saʿūd''; 1922 – 1992) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and official who served as the Saudi Arabian minister of interior in 1960 and as the

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from 1962 to 1975. A member of the

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, he was the son of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud and Amsha bint Faraj Al Ajran Al Khalidi. Prince Musaid was one of the younger half-brothers 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'', ...

and was one of the senior royals who shaped the succession of the rulers during his lifetime.

Early life and education

Musaid bin Abdul Rahman was born in Qasr Al Hukm, Riyadh, around 1922. He was the son of the former

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Abdul Rahman bin Faisal and Amsha bint Faraj Al Ajran Al Khalidi. He had a number of half-siblings from his father's other marriages. One of them was King Abdulaziz and others,

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, Abdullah, and Ahmed, served in the Saudi government. Prince Musaid attended the Mufirej school founded by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Mufirej in 1879 which was based in the Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdul Latif mosque in the Dukhna neighborhood of Riyadh. His religious educators included Sheikh Saad bin Ateeq, Hamad bin Faris, Muhammad bin Abd al Latif, Muhammad bin Ibrahim, Ibn Sahman and others. Several sources indicate that he was the only son of Abdul Rahman who received university-level education.

Career

Prince Musaid held several governmental positions. He was among the advisors of King Abdulaziz and

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. He was made the head of the bureau of grievances in 1954 when it was established. His appointment was not announced in Saudi newspapers, but in a Bahraini newspaper, '' Al Qafilah'', on 12 November 1954. The bureau was responsible for dealing with all complaints submitted by the citizens against any administrative action, including the examination of each complaint and suggesting the necessary steps to be taken. In 1955 the bureau became an independent unit, and its president, Prince Musaid, was promoted to the rank of minister. It was based in Riyadh with a branch in

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. Prince Musaid was also the chief of Royal Diwan during the reign of King Saud and accompanied him in his state visit to the US in 1957. In 1960 Prince Musaid briefly served as the minister of interior. Then he was named as the

on 15 March 1962, replacing his nephew Prince Nawwaf in the post. He was reappointed to the post on 31 October 1962, when the cabinet was formed by Crown Prince Faisal. On the request of Crown Prince, Prince Musaid identified the eligible members within the royal family to receive a

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in 1963. At the beginning of King Faisal's reign Prince Musaid became a member of the council, which had been established by the king to guide the succession issues. Prince Musaid's tenure as minister of finance ended on 14 October 1975 when he was dismissed from the office by King Khalid. He was replaced by Mohammed bin Ali Aba Al Khail in the post. There is another report arguing that Prince Musaid requested to be removed from the post citing his health condition. On the other hand, during the reign of King Khalid, Prince Musaid was one of the members of the inner family council which was led by King Khalid and included Prince Musaid's half-brother Prince Ahmed and his nephews

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, Crown Prince Fahd, Prince Abdullah, Prince Sultan, and Prince Abdul Muhsin.

Personal life and death

One of his spouses was Tahani bint Abdul Sattar Al Khatib who died in March 2018. She was the mother of Hassan bin Musaid. Prince Musaid's other sons are Abdullah (born 1945), Khalid, Faisal and Muhammad. Of them Abdullah and Khalid are businessmen. His daughter, Noura bint Musaed, married her cousin, Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman, who was one of the members of Al Saud Family Council established in June 2000 by Crown Prince Abdullah to discuss private issues. Noura bint Musaid died in July 2016. Prince Musaid's private library with rare book collections in Riyadh was made by him as the first

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in the country. Following his death his books were donated to the library of

Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) (), commonly known as Al-Imam University (IMAMU) (Arabic: إمامو), is a public university in the sub-municipality of Shemal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1950 as an Islamic semin ...

in Riyadh. Prince Musaid died in 1992 at age 70 in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saud, Musaid Abdul Rahman 20th-century Saudi Arabian politicians 1922 births 1992 deaths Finance ministers of Saudi Arabia Interior ministers of Saudi Arabia People from Riyadh Princes of Saudi Arabia Sons of monarchs