The Father - The King Saud Library

Prince Salman, then Governor of Riyadh (King Salman), with the sons of King Saud: Prince Abdulilah, Prince Mansour, Prince Musaad (Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation in 1378 AH), and Turki the younger

The sons and daughters of King Saud in a commemorative photograph on the occasion of achieving victory in the King’s Cup in 1407 AH, may God have mercy on those who have passed away and prolong the lives of those who remain

King Saud bin Abdulaziz, may God have mercy on him, among a number of officials, and behind him appears his cousin Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al‑Kabir, may God have mercy on them. It is noted that the mother of Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al‑Kabir bin Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud was Noura bint Abdulrahman bin Faisal Al Saud, the sister of King Abdulaziz, who gave him the title Shaqran

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with his sons Badr and Bandar, may God have mercy on them

From the right: Princes Fawwaz bin Saud, may God have mercy on him; Princess Tarfa bint Saud, may God have mercy on her; Princess Juheir bint Abdullah bin Saud; Princess Abta bint Saud, may God have mercy on her; and in the car Princess Zahra bint Saud

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with his grandson Abdulaziz Al‑Ghunaym, and beside him his daughter Nuzhah and his son Walid, in London in 1968

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud performing the prayer with his sons beside him

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reading the Qur’an with his sons Princes Khalid and Abdullah

The Tzistarakis Mosque (Greek: Tzami Tzistaraki), located in Monastiraki Square in central Athens, Greece, was temporarily granted by the Greek government to King Saud for restoration and for use as a place of prayer and Friday prayers at his request

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with his son Prince Khalid bin Saud standing behind him

Prince Mohammed bin Saud, the Saudi Minister of Defense, sent by King Saud to attend the wedding of King Hussein to Queen Dina in Amman, Jordan; seen to the left of King Hussein bin Talal, with Prince Naif bin Abdullah bin Al‑Sharif Hussein beside him, and Prince Mohammed bin Talal visible to the right of King Hussein, may God have mercy on them, 1955

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Greece with his sons the princes in 1965: Prince Nasser, Prince Sattam, Prince Muqrin, Prince Salman, Prince Mansour bin Abdullah (his grandson), Prince Shaqran, Prince Muntasir, Prince Yusuf, Prince Ghalib, Prince Musab, and Prince Muntasir, and the princesses Dina, Turkiyah, Faiza, Baniyah, Nawal, Reema, Nuzhah, Ibtisam, Alia, Al‑Jazi, and Fawziyah

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Greece with his sons the princes in 1965: Prince Nasser, Prince Sattam, Prince Muqrin, Prince Salman, Prince Mansour bin Abdullah (his grandson), Prince Shaqran, Prince Muntasir, Prince Yusuf, Prince Ghalib, Prince Musab, and Prince Mu’tasim

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with President Gamal Abdel Nasser and the young Princess Nuzhah bint Saud, may God have mercy on them, in Cairo in 1966

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Greece, surrounded by his young daughters, from left to right: Dina, Turkiyah, Faiza, Baniyah, Nawal, Reema, Nuzhah, Ibtisam, Alia, Al‑Jazi, and Fawziyah

The sons of King Saud, from the right: the youngest, Abdulrahman, then Abdulilah, beside him the eldest, Abdullah, and Saad, may God have mercy on them

Prince Khalid bin Saud, commander of the National Guard, with his siblings; from the right Princess Fahda bint Saud and Prince Abdulmajid bin Saud, and seated from the right Princess Sheikha and Princess Mudaawi, may God have mercy on them, 1958 / 1378

Prince Khalid bin Saud, the second commander of the National Guard (1956–1959), with his brother Prince Abdulmajid, may God have mercy on him, and their sisters Princess Fahda, Princess Mudaawi, and Princess Sheikha, may God have mercy on them, at Al‑Nasiriyah Palace

Princess Fahda bint Saud with her sisters Princess Shaikha and Princess Midhawi

The Princes who volunteered when His Majesty King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud declared general mobilization to support Egypt in resisting the 1956 aggression

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with his sons Princes Abdullah and Khalid, may God have mercy on them

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with his sons, and Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Prince Fahd standing in the back

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with his sons the princes, standing from the right: Mishaal, Fahd, Prince Faisal bin Saad I bin Abdulrahman, and Prince Abdullah bin Saud, during the military parade in Jeddah in 1954

A group of students from the Al‑Anjal Institute, including sons of King Saud, among them Prince Abdulmajid, may God have mercy o

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with his sons Princes Khalid, Thamir, and Majid

King Saud in Jeddah wearing the uniform of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, surrounded on his right by his sons Princes Khalid, Fahd , Mohammed , and Saeed Joudat; standing are the children, including Prince Mansour seated on the ground are Princes Turki and Abdul‑Ilah; and in his arms is Prince Turki 1955.

King Saud with his sons, Prince Majid and, on the left, Prince Bandar; his granddaughter Princess Basmah seated on her grandfather’s lap; and his daughter Princess Nuzhah in Cairo.

King Saud with his son and daughter

King Saud with the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during the latter’s visit to Saudi Arabia in 1957, with Prince Mashhoor bin Saud visible in the scene.

Princes Mut‘ib and Nawaf in Germany in 1957.

Al‑Malz district — King Saud with his sons Princes Mansour and Abdul‑Ilah; to the left of the image stands King Fahd; and below appears Sheikh Majid bin Khuthaylah, Amir of the Ghatghat settlement, who was among the closest men to King Saud. The year is 1957 / 1378 AH.

King Saud and his daughter Princess Nuzhah bint Saud upon his arrival at the Shepherd’s Hotel in Cairo, coming from Greece in 1967.

The young sons of King Saud in Greece wearing traditional Greek folk attire in 1966: Prince Yusuf, Prince Shuqran, Princess Al‑Jazi, Prince Mu‘taz, and Princess Nuzhah.

The sons of King Saud — from right to left: Princes Mish‘al, Khalid, Majid, Badr, Thamir, Saad, Faisal, Sultan, and Abdulrahman — during King Saud’s visit to the Eastern Province. The photograph was taken by Ilo Battigelli in Dhahran in 1954.

King Saud with his sons and grandsons in Dhahran in 1954: Mu‘tib bin Abdullah bin Saud; behind him Prince Bandar bin Saud, Prince Majid bin Saud, Prince Thamir bin Saud, and Khalid bin Abdullah bin Muhammad Al‑Rahman; behind him Prince Badr bin Saud and Prince Abdulrahman bin Saud; behind him Prince Faisal bin Saud and Prince Mish‘al bin Saud. Prince Saad bin Saud appears reading the address beside King Saud, with Prince Mansour bin Saud seated on the King’s lap.

King Saud surrounded by his sons Princes Badr, Abdul‑Ilah, Majid, and Khalid in the garden of Al‑Nasiriyah Palace.

King Saud, surrounded by several Saudi officers, with behind him his sons Princes Abdullah and Khalid — may God have mercy on them.

The sons of King Saud during his visit to the Eastern Province; the photograph was taken by Ilo Battigelli in Dhahran in 1954.

King Saud with the Mayor of Baden‑Baden, Ernst Schlapfer, accompanied by his son Prince Nawwaf and his grandson Prince Mut‘ib, in Germany in 1957.

Prince Abdulrahman bin Saud — may God have mercy on him — together with Prince Nayef bin Saud, Prince Mamdouh bin Saud, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud, and Prince Ahmad bin Saud — may God have mercy on him.

Prince Khalid bin Saud, Chief of the National Guard, in his office at the National Guard — may God have mercy on him.

Princes Mut‘ib and Nawaf in Germany in 1957.

The sons of King Saud — among them, from right to left: Princes Mish‘al, Khalid, Majid, Badr, Thamir, Saad, Faisal, Sultan, Abdulrahman, Khalid bin Abdullah, Fahd bin Muhammad bin Turki, and Bandar bin Saud — during King Saud’s visit to the Eastern Province. The photograph was taken by Ilo Battigelli in Dhahran in 1954.

Prince Nawaf in Germany in 1957.

Princes Bandar, Mish‘al, Sultan, Majid, Faisal, and Saad — the sons of King Saud, may God have mercy on him.

King Saud playfully interacting with his son Prince Turki, while behind him stands Crown Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz.

King Saud in Greece carrying his daughter, Princess Nuzhah.

King Saud, with Prince Faisal bin Turki beside him, and his sons Princes Fahd and Sultan; to the right appear Princes Mansour and Mish‘al, along with Colonel Ali bin Rad‘ān — France, 1963.

King Saud with his sons Princes Mansour, Walid, and ‘Id bin Salim at the Negresco Hotel in Nice, 1963.

The arrival of King Saud in Paris to receive medical treatment, surrounded by his sons — from left to right: Prince Musa‘ad, Prince Majid, Prince Thamir, Prince Khalid, and Prince Bandar — in 1963.

King Saud upon his arrival in Paris to receive medical treatment, accompanied by his sons — 1963.

The sons of King Saud — Princes Abdulrahman bin Saud, Faisal bin Saud, Badr bin Saud, Thamir bin Saud, Mish‘al bin Saud, Majid bin Saud, Sultan bin Saad, and Khalid bin Abdullah — together with Othman Al‑Saleh, in the presence of President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1955.

King Saud playfully interacting with his son Prince Turki, while behind him stands Crown Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz.

Prince Mashhūr surrounded by children and a large gathering of photographers in the United States, 1957.

King Saud with his son Prince Mashhūr during their visit to the United States in 1957.

King Saud with his son Prince Mashhūr, may God have mercy on them both.

King Saud with his son Prince Bandar in Athens in 1966.

King Saud with his sons — from the right: Princes Mansour, Thamir, Bandar, Badr, Abdullah, Khalid, Majid, and Sultan.

King Saud with his grandson ʿAbdulaziz Al‑Ghunaym, the son of his daughter ʿAbṭā’, in London, 1968.

Princes Al‑Walid, Shaqran, and Al‑Muʿtazz — sons of King Saud — appearing on ARAMCO Television’s children’s program Bābā Ḥaṭṭāb (Sun and Flare) on 4 May 1960.**

Princess Nūf and Prince Mansour, children of King Saud — at the old Al‑Nasiriyah Palace in Riyadh.

King Saud with his daughter Princess Nazhah in 1966.

Princes Mansour and ʿAbd al‑Ilāh, sons of King Saud.

King Saud with his son in Dammam, October 1958.

King Saud disembarking from the aircraft, surrounded by his sons, at Paris Airport.

The King with his children — Prince Ḥamūd, Princess Hanadi, Princess Najlā’, and Princess Mahrah.

King Saud with his daughter Princess Nazhah

King Saud with his sons Mansour, Walid, and ʿEid ibn Salim at the Negresco Hotel in Nice, 1963.

King Saud with his sons — Princes Fahd, Khalid, Sultan, and Majid — at the Al‑Anjal Institute following the conclusion of a basketball match in 1958.

Princes Nawāf bin Saud and Muṭʿib bin ʿAbdullah — grandson of King Saud through his daughter Mūshī, may God have mercy on them — in Baden‑Baden on 5 October 1957.

The sons of King Saud — led by Prince Mohammed — performing the traditional ʿArḍah dance.

King Saud carrying Princess Nuzhah, with his secretary Sheikh ʿAbd al‑Raḥmān Al‑Ghunaym beside him, along with Harris Kondabolous.

King Saud with his son Prince Mashhūr during the King’s visit to the United States in 1957.

King Saud — may God have mercy on him — with his son Prince Majid at his palace in Al‑Nasiriyah, Riyadh.

King Saud with his sons — Princes Badr and Thamir, may God have mercy on them, and Prince Khalid — at his residence in the Cavouri Hotel in Athens, 1968.

The children of King Saud — Princes Yusuf and Shaqran, Princess Al‑Jāzī, Prince Muʿtazz, and Princess Nuzhah — in Greece.

King Saud with his son Prince Sultan — may God have mercy on them both.

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his sons entering the Negresco Hotel in Nice in 1963

Princes Majid and Thamir, sons of King Saud, in Cairo while accompanying him between 1966 and 1968

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with some of his sons: Princes Musaad, Faisal, Abdulmajeed, Abdulilah, Turki, and Mashhur

Prince Nawwaf bin Saud, may God have mercy on him, and Prince Saifuddin bin Saud during the era of King Saud

The sons of King Abdulaziz, Princes Fahd and Salman, during the ardhah performance in the celebrations marking King Saud’s ascension to the throne in Riyadh

King Saud bin Abdulaziz, may God have mercy on him, with a young girl from among his entourage

King Saud bin Abdulaziz, may God have mercy on him, with his youngest daughter Princess Nuzhah in a beautiful moment after the birth of his grandson Abdulaziz Al‑Ghunaym, who is being held by his father Dr. Abdulrahman Al‑Ghunaym

Prince Mashhoor bin Saud at the zoo after being discharged from the hospital in 1957

King Saud bin Abdulaziz, may God have mercy on him, embracing his young daughter Princess Nouf and his young son Prince Mansour

King Saud bin Abdulaziz, may God have mercy on him, holding his grandson Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al‑Ghunaym in 1966

King Saud bin Abdulaziz, may God have mercy on him, kissing Prince Mashhoor in Walter Reed Hospital in Washington in 1376 AH

King Saud bin Abdulaziz with his sons Prince Walid and Prince Hussam at the Negresco Hotel in Nice in 1962

Taken during one of King Saud’s visits to his son Prince Mashhoor at Walter Reed Hospital, where the young prince was examined and treated at the request of President Eisenhower in 1957

King Saud bin Abdulaziz with his children — Princess Bazza, Princess Faiza, Princess Muna, Princess Lamia, Princess Turkiyah, Princess Dalil, Princes Mansour bin Abdullah (the King’s grandson), Prince Hamoud, and Prince Shaqran — in Athens in 1966 at the Cavouri Hotel, the residence of King Saud, may God have mercy on him

The children of King Saud — Princess Nuzhah, Prince Nasser, Prince Shaqran, Prince Miqrin, Prince Sattam, and Prince Mansour bin Abdullah — in Athens in 1966

King Saud bin Abdulaziz with his son Prince Mashhoor

Prince Mashhoor leaving Walter Reed Hospital in the presence of King Saud after completing his treatment, and the card carried by the young prince reads: I express my thanks and gratitude to the American children and other friends who kindly sent me telegrams or gifts

King Saud with his son Prince Mashhoor at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington in 1376 AH

King Saud during his visit to Yemen, with Prince Khalid bin Saud behind him

Prince Saud with two of his sons, Prince Fahd and Prince Mohammed, in Riyadh in 1348 AH / 1930 AD

Princes Musaad and Mohammed, sons of King Saud, may God have mercy on them

From left to right: Prince Mishaal bin Saud and Prince Majid bin Saud, with Ahmed Khudr, Deputy Chief of Protocol, standing behind them

King Saud, may God have mercy on him, in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1957, accompanied by his son Prince Nawwaf and his grandson Prince Muteb bin Faisal, with Mubeirek behind them

King Saud, may God have mercy on him, holding his grandson Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al‑Ghunaym, son of his daughter Princess Abta, at his birth in Greece in 1968

King Saud bin Abdulaziz with his sons Prince Mansour and Prince Abdulilah

King Saud with his brother Prince Mohammed, may God have mercy on them, and seated in his lap is his son Prince Turki

King Saud with his daughter Princess Nuzhah, may God have mercy on them

Students of the Anjal Institute and Al‑Asimah Institute, including sons of King Abdulaziz and sons of King Saud, with their teachers, who were close in age. Front row: Abdulmajeed bin Abdulaziz, Saad bin Saud, Badr bin Saud, Majid bin Saud, Khalid bin Saud, Ahmed bin Abdulaziz. Second row: Abdulrahman bin Saud

King Saud and his sons in Greece,

King Saud and his daughter Princess Nouf bint Saud, may God have mercy on them

Princess Nouf bint Saud, may God have mercy on her

King Saud with his son Prince Mansour bin Saud