Mashour bin Saud Al Saud

Mashour bin Saud Al Saud (1954 – 21 November 2004) was a member of House of Saud and one of the children of King Saud who ruled Saudi Arabia between 1953 and 1964.

Mashour bin Saud Al Saud
Mashour with his father King Saud
Born1954
Riyadh
Died21 November 2004(2004-11-21) (aged 49–50)
SpouseFatima Kurdi
Issue
List
  • Bandar
    Bayan
    Dalal
    Al Bandari
Names
Mashour bin Saud bin Abdulaziz
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherKing Saud
MotherTerkiyah Mohammed Al Abdulaziz

Early life

Prince Mashour was born in Riyadh in 1954.[1] He was a son of King Saud and Terkiyah Mohammed Al Abdulaziz.[2]

He began his education at King Abdulaziz school in Riyadh. He left the Kingdom with his cousin, Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud, 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 Mashour who was suffering an illness.[3] U.S President Dwight D. Eisenhower tasked his personal physician to look after him at Walter Reed Hospital.[4]

Activities

In 1985, Prince Mashour 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 Mashour had no diplomatic immunity[5] and was ordered to report twice a week to police until his trial.[1] In April 1986, Prince Mashour was found guilty after admitting possession of cocaine and told the court he spent about 500,000 dollars a year on cocaine, and high standard of living.[6]

Personal life and death

Prince Mashour was married to Princess Fatima Kurdi and they had three children: a son, Prince Bandar, and two daughters Princesses Bayan and Al Bandari.[7][8]

Prince Mashour died on 21 November 2004.[9][10]

References
  1. "Prince silent on 'runaway' report". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1985. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. "Mashour bin Saud Al Saud". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. "The Little Prince". Time Magazine. 18 February 1957. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. "King Saud: A warrior and a generous leader". Arab News. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. "Featured Articles about Saud". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. "UK court convicts Saudi Prince of cocaine possession". Ottawa Citizen. 26 April 1986. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  7. "kingsaud". Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. "Family Tree of Mashhur bin Saud bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud". Datarabia. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  9. "صورة عمرها 50 عاما". Yazeed (in Arabic). 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  10. "PM condoles Saudi leaders on demise of royal family member". Kuwait News Agency. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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