Mishari bin Saud Al Saud

King Saud, the father of Mishari bin Saud

Mishari bin Saud was born in Riyadh in December 1954.[1] He is one of the children of King Saud, and his mother is Naima bint Ubaid.[2]

After completing his primary and secondary education in Saudi Arabia in 1971, he went to the US for university education. However, he only completed an eight-month English course there. He returned to Saudi Arabia to receive university education. He has a bachelor of arts degree in history and later, he received a master's degree in history from King Saud University. The title of his MA thesis was “Relations between Saudi Arabia and Al-Mutawakkaliya Kingdom of Yemen under the reign of King Abdulaziz.”[1]

Prince Mishari was a brigade commander in the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG).[3] In June 1983 he was appointed deputy commander of the SANG in the Eastern Province.[1] He headed the SANG in the province[4] and was the second rank royal there after the governor of the province, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd.[5] As of 2004 he served as the assistant undersecretary of the SANG for the Eastern sector.[6] His tenure lasted until his appointment as the governor of Al Bahah Province in 2010.[7]

On 28 August 2010 he was appointed governor of Al Bahah Province, replacing his elder half-brother Muhammed bin Saud who resigned from this post due to health problems.[7][8] His tenure ended in April 2017 when his half-brother Hussam bin Saud was made the governor of the province.[9][10]

It was speculated that Prince Mishari had support of King Abdullah and was very close to Crown Prince Sultan during his term at SANG.[5] Prince Mishari has a stake in Imdadat Trading and Transport firm in Riyadh that he and his son, Turki, established in 1982.[1]

His daughter, Princess Hala, is a businesswoman who created a global brand, Munch Bakery.[11] In 2012, she married Abdulmalek bin Abdulmuhsen Al Shiekh, a member of the Al ash-Sheikh family, in Riyadh.[12]