| Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud | |
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| Spouse | Noura bint Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abdullah |
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| 2 sons and 2 daughters | |
| House | House of Saud |
| Father | King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia |
| Born | c. 1950 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (Arabic: خالد بن عبدالله) (c. 1950[1] – ) is the oldest of the 22 children of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Despite being the eldest son of the Saudi king, the Prince is not in the Saudi line of succession.
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The Prince was born in Riyadh and schooled at Taif-Barmana School in Lebanon and secondary school in Jeddah. He obtained a BA in Public Administration from College of Commerce and Economics at King Abdul-Aziz University.[1]
Educated at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he first served as Director of Administration and Planning at the National Guard from 1974 to 1976. In 1979 he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard West and remained in the position until 1992.
The Prince later became the honorary head (President) of the Jeddah football club Al-Ahli.[2] The Prince is a member of the Saudi Football Federation.[3]
His children are:
On 11 June 2011, the Associated Press erroneously reported Prince Khalid as having died, confusing him instead with King Abdullah's grand-nephew—Khalid bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdul-Aziz. On 12 June 2011, AP sent a retraction correcting the earlier false report of Prince Khalid's demise.[4]