Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
| Mansour bin Abdulaziz | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Emir Mansur visiting HMS Queen Elizabeth at Alexandria in World War II | |||||
| Minister of Defense | |||||
| In office | 10 November 1943 – 2 May 1951 | ||||
| Predecessor | Office established | ||||
| Successor | Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Monarch | King Abdulaziz | ||||
| Issue |
Prince Talal Princess Muhdi | ||||
| |||||
| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | King Abdulaziz | ||||
| Mother | Shahida | ||||
| Born | 1921 | ||||
| Died |
2 May 1951 (aged 29–30) Riyadh | ||||
| Burial | Al Adl cemetery, Mecca | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1921 – 2 May 1951) (Arabic: منصور بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) was the first defense minister of Saudi Arabia and a member of Saudi royal family, House of Saud.
Early life
Prince Mansour was born in 1921.[1] He was the ninth son of King Abdulaziz.[2] However, William A. Eddy argues that Prince Mansour is the sixth son of King Abdulaziz.[3]
His mother was an Armenian woman, Shahida (died 1938),[4] who was reportedly the favorite wife of King Abdulaziz.[5] Prince Mansour had two full brothers, Prince Mishaal and Prince Mutaib and a full sister, Princess Qumash, who died on 26 September 2011.[6]
Career
Prince Mansour was the emir of Murabba Palace in 1943.[7] He officially visited Cairo.[7] King Abdulaziz sent him there to support the Indian Muslim officers and men just before the Battle of El Alamein.[8]
Then he was appointed minister of defense by King Abdulaziz on 10 November 1943 when office was established.[9] Therefore, he is the first defense minister of Saudi Arabia.[10] Prince Muhammad and Prince Mansour accompanied King Abdulaziz in the latter's meeting with the US President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 14 February 1945.[3][11] He also participated in King Abdulaziz's meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Egypt in February 1945.[12] Prince Mansour's term as defense minister lasted until his death in 1951, and he was replaced by his full brother Prince Mishaal who had been his deputy at the ministry.[9]
Personal life
Prince Mansour was married and had two children, Talal and Muhdi.[13] Prince Talal (born 1951) was raised by his uncle Prince Mutaib following the death of his father.[1] Prince Mutaib's daughter, Princess Nouf, married Prince Talal.[1] Prince Mansour's second wife was Princess Zahwa bint Abdulaziz bin Suleiman with whom he had a daughter, Nora, who died in infancy.
Death
Prince Mansour died of alcohol poisoning after a party hosted by then-Riyadh governor Nasser bin Abdulaziz[14] on 2 May 1951.[1] He was buried in Al Adl cemetery, Mecca.[15] Upon hearing of this event, King Abdulaziz threw Prince Nasser in jail. Nasser bin Abdulaziz subsequently lost his post and never returned to public life.[14]
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sabri Sharif (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia,. New Delhi: I. S. Publication. ISBN 81-901254-0-0.
- ↑ Nabil Mouline (April–June 2012). "Power and generational transition in Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Critique Internationale 46: 1–22. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 William A. Eddy (2005). FDR meets Ibn Saud (PDF). Vista: Selwa Press.
- ↑ "Biography of Shahida". Datarabia. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Joseph A. Kechichian (2001). Succession in Saudi Arabia. New York City: Palgrave.
- ↑ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques performs funeral prayer on the soul of Princess Gumash bint Abdulaziz". Riyadh Municipality. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The King of Arabia". Life. 31 May 1943. p. 72. ISSN 0024-3019. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ George Kheirallah (1952). Arabia Reborn. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 254. Retrieved 14 March 2015. – via Questia (subscription required)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Royal Saudi Land Forces History". Global Security. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "قصة-السعودية-مع-الوزراء-الثلاثينيين". Al Arabiya. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ Thomas W. Lippman (April–May 2005). "The Day FDR Met Saudi Arabia's Ibn Saud" (PDF). The Link 38 (2): 1–12. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Riyadh. The capital of monotheism" (PDF). Business and Finance Group. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ "Family Tree of Mansur bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud". Datarabia. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "The new successıon law preserves the monarchy". Wikileaks. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ↑ "Al-Adl: One of Makkah's oldest cemeteries". Saudi Gazette. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
| ||||||||||||||||
