King Saud left Saudi Arabia for the last time in his life with some of his children and his wife and Forty from his entourage to Vienna on January 7 , 1965. His air craft stopped in Beirut on its way to Austria for fifty minutes , where his wife Princess Jamilla Assad Ibrahim residing in Lebanon then ,with few of his children and the Saudi ambassador in Lebanon mr. Abdulaziz Alkuhaimi and Ezzat Khurshid Director of Protocol at Saudi Embassy [1] , went up to the plane as King Saud couldn’t disembark because of orders from King Faisal .upon arrival to Vienna ,King Saud entered the hospital for treatment. Prince Khaled bin Saud announced to the press in 01/19/1965 on the medical condition of his father by saying saying: ” King Saud was suffering from high blood pressure , and kidney disease and heart problems and is now being treated at the hospital in Vienna, [2] where he will be for a period of time for medical tests and treatment. ” After the end of this period , King Saud travelled to Greece , where he stayed with his family at Kafouri Hotel on the outskirts of Athens on the coast of the Mediterranean , which is a 12 miles from Athens. During his stay in Greece , he toured Greece, including the the ” Kamina Vorla ” known for therapeutic treatments Bhmamadtha and the the Greek islands and stayed for some time in ” Crete ” and ” Rhodes” and then returned back to Athens .
He made two trips to Spain , one by boat ,where he traveled to Rome and then drove to Naples and boarded the ship to Barcelona to check his eyes with famous eye doctor ( Professor Brkir ) and returned to Greece and then visited the ” islands of Majorca .” King Saud was unhappy in residing for a long period of time in the west, away from any Islamic country. He wrote to President Gamal Abdel Nasser to to fast the month of Ramadan in Egypt . President Nasser welcomed the idea and invited him to stay in Egypt in December 18 , 1966. King Saud arrived in Cairo on a private plane accompanied by his children princes ( Badr ,Mansoor , Thamer and ,Majid ) and the rest of his family, and was received at the airport by Governor of the city of Cairo , Mr. Saad Zadwalamir and prince Khaled bin Saud , who supervised his father s stay in Cairo. In 20/12 /1966 President Gamal Abdel Nasser received King Saud in his house at Manshyet Al Bikry ,accompanied by his sons Princes: ( Badr and Khaled , MANSUR Thamir and Majid ) [3] . On 01/01/1967 President Gamal Abdel Nasser returned the king’s visit at Shepherd Hotel accompanied by Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer , First Deputy President of the Republic , Mr. Anwar Sadat, President of the National Assembly [4]. During the stay of King Saud in Cairo he stayed at Shepherd Hotel , then bought a palace for his residence , which he bought from the Egyptian Government . While in Egypt , he visited Alexandria , Aswan and Nubia .then he traveled to Ethiopia and met the ” Emperor Haile Selassie ” in Almusra City. He visited Sana’a in Yemen , then returned to Cairo during the Israeli attack on Egypt in 1967 . He donated ten million pounds for the Government . Later, returned back to Greece on board the ship “Algeria” in 09/23/1967 ‘. He then went back to Vienna to conduct tests under the supervision of his personal physician Dr. Carl Fellinger , his personal physician in Vienna. then he returned to Cairo to fast the the month of Ramadan in 11/25/1967 . In Cairo he had an appendix surgery on the 01/02/1968 at the Armed Forces Hospital in Maadi under the supervision of his personal physition Dr. Holzer , the operation was conducted by Dr. Maj. Gen. Abdul Majeed Shohdy . He was visited by President Gamal Abdel Nasser after returning to his home in 12/01/1968 . Later he returned to Vienna for further medical tests , and then went back to Greece in 02.17.1968 where he was received by the Mayor of the city and some officials in the Greek government . He returned back to Cairo until 03/30/1968 then back to Athens for hospitalisation and treatment of joints . , And then returned to Cairo and stayed there until 06/10/1968 when he left to London for treatment. During his stay in London for treatment , he attended a Parliament session . He used to pay annual visits to Vienna for tests and treatment with his famous Dr . ( Fellinger ) . Finally, he returned to live in Greece in 12.17.1968 . when asked by reporters how long will he stay this time in Athens , he responded by saying that :”he does not know ” He died in Athens at four o’clock and twenty minutes on Sunday afternoon on the 23-12 – 1969 , after a heart attack . [5] May Allah rest his soul in eternal peace .
He made two trips to Spain , one by boat ,where he traveled to Rome and then drove to Naples and boarded the ship to Barcelona to check his eyes with famous eye doctor ( Professor Brkir ) and returned to Greece and then visited the ” islands of Majorca .” King Saud was unhappy in residing for a long period of time in the west, away from any Islamic country. He wrote to President Gamal Abdel Nasser to to fast the month of Ramadan in Egypt . President Nasser welcomed the idea and invited him to stay in Egypt in December 18 , 1966. King Saud arrived in Cairo on a private plane accompanied by his children princes ( Badr ,Mansoor , Thamer and ,Majid ) and the rest of his family, and was received at the airport by Governor of the city of Cairo , Mr. Saad Zadwalamir and prince Khaled bin Saud , who supervised his father s stay in Cairo. In 20/12 /1966 President Gamal Abdel Nasser received King Saud in his house at Manshyet Al Bikry ,accompanied by his sons Princes: ( Badr and Khaled , MANSUR Thamir and Majid ) [3] . On 01/01/1967 President Gamal Abdel Nasser returned the king’s visit at Shepherd Hotel accompanied by Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer , First Deputy President of the Republic , Mr. Anwar Sadat, President of the National Assembly [4]. During the stay of King Saud in Cairo he stayed at Shepherd Hotel , then bought a palace for his residence , which he bought from the Egyptian Government . While in Egypt , he visited Alexandria , Aswan and Nubia .then he traveled to Ethiopia and met the ” Emperor Haile Selassie ” in Almusra City. He visited Sana’a in Yemen , then returned to Cairo during the Israeli attack on Egypt in 1967 . He donated ten million pounds for the Government . Later, returned back to Greece on board the ship “Algeria” in 09/23/1967 ‘. He then went back to Vienna to conduct tests under the supervision of his personal physician Dr. Carl Fellinger , his personal physician in Vienna. then he returned to Cairo to fast the the month of Ramadan in 11/25/1967 . In Cairo he had an appendix surgery on the 01/02/1968 at the Armed Forces Hospital in Maadi under the supervision of his personal physition Dr. Holzer , the operation was conducted by Dr. Maj. Gen. Abdul Majeed Shohdy . He was visited by President Gamal Abdel Nasser after returning to his home in 12/01/1968 . Later he returned to Vienna for further medical tests , and then went back to Greece in 02.17.1968 where he was received by the Mayor of the city and some officials in the Greek government . He returned back to Cairo until 03/30/1968 then back to Athens for hospitalisation and treatment of joints . , And then returned to Cairo and stayed there until 06/10/1968 when he left to London for treatment. During his stay in London for treatment , he attended a Parliament session . He used to pay annual visits to Vienna for tests and treatment with his famous Dr . ( Fellinger ) . Finally, he returned to live in Greece in 12.17.1968 . when asked by reporters how long will he stay this time in Athens , he responded by saying that :”he does not know ” He died in Athens at four o’clock and twenty minutes on Sunday afternoon on the 23-12 – 1969 , after a heart attack . [5] May Allah rest his soul in eternal peace .
[1] Al-Ahram newspaper on 07/01/1965 .
[2] Al-Ahram newspaper on 01/20/1965 .
[3] Al-Ahram newspaper on 21-12 – 1966.
[4] Al-Ahram newspaper on 01/02/1967 .
Contributed to some of the details of Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Ghoneim the private secretary of King Saud University
[5 ] Al-Ahram newspaper in 02/24/1969