Saad bin Saud Al Saud (1924–1968) was a Saudi

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and military officer who served as the commander of the

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(SANG) between 1959 and 1963. He was a son of the second king of

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, King Saud ( 1953-1964), and the grandson of the country's founder and first ruler,

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( 1932–1953).

Biography

Prince Saad bin Saud was born in 1924 as the son of Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz and Baraka Al Raziqi Al Alma'i. His father, Prince Saud, was the son of Saudi King Abdulaziz. His mother, Baraka, was from

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in southwest Saudi Arabia. Prince Saad had a full brother, Prince Muhammed. Prince Saad had business activities and was a promoter of the Saudi Arabian Rafinery Company based in Jeddah. In 1959, he became the commander of SANG, replacing his half-brother Prince Khalid in the post. Prince Saad's tenure ended in August 1963 when

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named Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (later King Abdullah) as commander of SANG. Saad bin Saud died in 1968.

References

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