In office 1999–present Name Saud Abdul | Spouse Hala Al Shaikh Predecessor Muqrin bin Abdulaziz | |
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Parents Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Siblings Badr bin Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Grandparents Ibn Saud, Al Jawhara bint Saad Al Sudairi Nieces Setah bint Bader bin Abdul Muhsin Al Saud Cousins Mutaib bin Abdullah, Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud, Adila bint Abdulla Al Saud, Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud, Khaled bin Abdullah bin Abdul Similar People Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz, Lolowah bint Faisal Al Saud, Ibn Saud, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Faisal of Saudi Arabia | ||
Saud bin Abdul Muhsin (born 1947) is a member of the Saudi royal family. He served as the governor of Ha'il Province between 1999 and April 2017.
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Early life and education
Saud was born in 1947. He is the eldest son of the late Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz (1925–1985), the highly regarded former governor of Madinah Province. Abdul Muhsin was interior minister in King Saud's cabinet in 1961. Prince Abdul Muhsin was part of the Free Princes Movement, led by Prince Talal.
Prince Saud attended the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst. He also holds a degree in business administration.
Career
Prince Saud held several government positions beginning as the director of health and housing department in the ministry of health from 1970 to 1973. Other positions he held include director general in the ministry of health from 1973 to 1976; deputy governor of Makkah Province from 1976 to 1992 and acting governor of Makkah Province from 1992 to 1999. He is also president of the Supreme Commission for Hail Development and head of the Supreme Commission of the Hail Rally and a member of the Allegiance Council.
Prince Saud's term as the governor of Hail Province ended on 23 April 2017 when Abdulaziz bin Saad Al Saud was named as the new governor.
Personal life
Saud has been married four times. He is married to Hala al Sheikh. He enjoys traditional Bedouin customs of falconry, as well as western sports including tennis.
Other marriages
BBC documentary
In 2008, Saud was the subject of a BBC documentary about modern Saudi Arabia, Inside the Saudi Kingdom, in which a film crew led by Lionel Mill was given unique access to follow the prince for a month in his daily work. He concludes that the Western world needs to learn that "you can only change people as much as they want to be changed" and that at heart his people do not want to be Westernized.