Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; 1932 – 23 May 2000) was a Saudi Arabian businessman. He was a member of the House of Saud.

Early life and activities Prince Mishari was born in 1932. He was a son of King Abdulaziz and Bushra who was one of the concubines of King Abdulaziz.

Prince Mishari was a businessman and a poet. He owned a company, Al Saada Trading and Contracting, in Jeddah.

Personal life One of his spouses was a Syrian-origin woman from Aleppo who was the mother of Princess Maha.

His son, Prince Mohammed bin Mishari, is a member of the Allegiance Council. His daughter, Maha bint Mishari, is an academic at Alfaisal University’s College of Medicine and a physician at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre.

Prince Mishari died in the United States at age 68 on 23 May 2000.

The murder of Cyril Ousman Cyril Ousman was a British citizen who had been in Arabia since 1929 and worked as an engineer. Later he became the British vice-consul in Jeddah. where Prince Mishari, aged nineteen, was among the guests.

The following day, still reportedly drunk and enraged, Mishari returned demanding that the woman be handed over to him. When Ousman again attempted to eject him from the house, the prince drew a pistol and opened fire. Ousman was killed instantly, while his wife was wounded in the shooting.

Ousman was buried the next day in Jeddah's non-Muslim cemetery.

Ancestry