Badr bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Badr bin Saud Al Saud ( Badr bin Su'ūd Āl Su'ūd; 1934 – 21 July 2004) was a son of King Saud and one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He was the governor of the Riyadh province for a short time and also served as the commander of the National Guard.

Early life and education

Badr bin Saud was born in 1934. He was educated at the palace. He finished his secondary education at the Institute of Al Anjal.

Career Prince Badr was made the commander of the National Guard in 1956, succeeding his brother Musaid. In 1961, Badr was replaced by his half-brother Mansour bin Saud in the post.

Exile and later years In 1964, King Saud was forced into exile in Geneva, Switzerland, and then on to other European cities. In 1966, Saud was invited by Gamal Abdel Nasser to live in Egypt. Another report claims that King Saud went to Egypt under refuge granted by Nasser and stayed there from 1965 to 1967. King Saud was also allowed to broadcast propaganda on Radio Cairo.

Death Prince Badr died in 2004 at the age of 70 and was buried in Al Oud cemetery.