Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Mishari bin Saud Al Saud (; born December 1954) is a Saudi Arabian retired military officer, businessman, and retired politician. A member of the House of Saud, he is one of the children of King Saud and one of the grandsons of King Abdulaziz. Prince Mishari served as the governor of Al Bahah Province from 2010 to 2017.

Early life and education

Mishari bin Saud was born in Riyadh in December 1954. He is one of the children of King Saud, and his mother is Naima bint Ubaid.

After completing his primary and secondary education in Saudi Arabia in 1971, he went to the US for university education. However, he only completed an eight-month English course there. He returned to Saudi Arabia to receive university education. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and later, he received a master's degree in history from King Saud University. The title of his MA thesis was “Relations between Saudi Arabia and Al-Mutawakkaliya Kingdom of Yemen under the reign of King Abdulaziz.” In June 1983, he was appointed deputy commander of the SANG in the Eastern Province. and was the second rank royal there after the governor of the province, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd. As of 2004, he served as the assistant undersecretary of the SANG for the Eastern sector. His tenure lasted until his appointment as the governor of Al Bahah Province in 2010. His tenure ended in April 2017 when his half-brother Hussam bin Saud was made the governor of the province.

It was speculated that Prince Mishari had support of King Abdullah and was very close to Crown Prince Sultan during his term at SANG. In 2012, she married Abdulmalek bin Abdulmuhsen Al Shiekh, a member of the Al ash-Sheikh family, in Riyadh.