Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

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Mansour bin Abdulaziz
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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
Born 1921
Died 2 May 1951 (aged 29–30)
Riyadh
Burial Al Adl cemetery, Mecca
Issue Prince Talal
Princess Muhdi
Full name
Mansour bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
House House of Saud
Father King Abdulaziz
Mother Shahida
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

Family of Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Hia bint Hamad bin Ali Al Faqih Angari Tamimi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Mishari bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Saud
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Sarah bint Mishari bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Saud
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Abdulaziz ibn Saud
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Mohammed bin Turki bin Suleiman Al Sudairi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Ahmed Al Kabir bin Mohammed bin Turki Al Sudairi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Sarah bint Ahmed Al Kabir bin Mohammed Al Sudairi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Shahida
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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