Religion Islam Father Saud of Saudi Arabia House House of Saud | Died November 21, 2004 Name Mashhoor Saud | |
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Mashhoor bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1954 - 2004) was a member of House of Saud
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Early life
Prince Mashhoor was born in Riyadh in 1954. He was a son of King Saud.
He began his education at King Abdulaziz school in Riyadh. He left the Kingdom with his cousin, Prince Khalid Al Faisal, for the United States and studied at the Institute of George Washington. He received a bachelor's degree in political science at the University of California.
Visit to the United States, 1957
In 1957, King Saud made an official visit to Washington, D.C. carrying his three-year-old son, Prince Mashhour who was suffering an illness. U.S' President Dwight D. Eisenhower tasked his personal physician to look after him at Walter Reed Hospital.
Activities
In 1985, Prince Mashhoor was charged with conspiring to smuggle cocaine into Britain and spent two weeks in jail before he was granted 150,000 pound sterling bail at the high court in London. Bail was refused after the prosecution told the court that Mashhoor had no diplomatic immunity and was ordered to report twice a week to police until his trial. In April 1986, Prince Mashhoor was found guilty after admitting possession cocaine and told the court he spent about 500,000 dollars a year on cocaine, and high standard of living.
Personal life
Prince Mashhoor was married to princess Fatima Kurdi and they had four children, Bandar, and three daughters Princesses Bayan, Dalal and Al Bandri.
Death
Prince Mashhoor died on 21 November 2004.