Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud
Saudi Arabian prince and politician (1934-2012)
Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سعود آل سعود, romanized: Muḥammed bin Suʿūd Āl Suʿūd; 21 March 1934 – 8 July 2012) was a Saudi royal and politician. He was a son of King Saud and one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He served as the Saudi Arabian minister of defense from 1960 to 1962, during his father's reign. Later, Prince Muhammed was the governor of Al Bahah Province from 1987 to 2010.
Early life
Prince Muhammed was born in Riyadh on 21 March 1934. He was the son of King Saud and Baraka Al Raziqi Al Alma'i, a woman from Asir in southwest Saudi Arabia. Prince Muhammed had a full brother, Saad bin Saud.
Career
During the reign of his father, King Saud, Prince Muhammed held many governmental positions. He began his service as the chief of the Royal Court. Then he was appointed to the Saudi Royal Guard Regiment in 1953.
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