Saudi royal, businessman, and military officer (born 1946)
Mansour bin Saud Al Saud (Arabic: منصور بن سعود آل سعود; born 1946) is a Saudi Arabian businessman and former military officer. He is a member of the House of Saud, grandson of King Abdulaziz, and son of King Saud.
Early life and education
Prince Mansour was born in 1946 in Riyadh.[1][2] He is the fifteenth child of King Saud,[3] and his mother is Terkiyah Mohammed Al Abdulaziz.[4] Prince Mansour is a high school graduate.[2] His full siblings include Princess Dalal, Prince Abdullah, Prince Turki and Prince Al Waleed.[5]
Career
During the reign of King Saud, Prince Mansour was the commander of the Saudi National Guard between 1961 and 1963.[1] He replaced his brother Prince Badr in the post.[1] Another of his brothers, Prince Sultan, succeeded Prince Mansour as the commander of the National Guard.[1]
Prince Mansour's next post was as chief of the royal court from 1963 to 1964.[1] He supported King Saud in his struggle against Mansour's uncle, Crown Prince Faisal.[6] After his father abdicated and Faisal became king, Prince Mansour did not pledge allegiance to the new king, unlike some of his brothers.[7] He accompanied his father in exile and also, in his visits to Cairo and Yemen during this period.[1][7]
In the mid-1970s Prince Mansour founded construction and cement companies in Riyadh.[8]
Personal life
Prince Mansour is married and has seven children, four daughters and three sons.[2] One of his daughters, Dima bint Mansour, opened a fashion concept store, Personage, in Saudi Arabia in 2018.[9]
Prince Mansour lives in Paris, France.[3] He is an honorary member of Al Nassr FC.[3]
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