Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Sara bint Talal Al Saud is a Saudi princess and the daughter of Prince Talal.

Background and family Sara bint Talal was raised in Riyadh in the household of her father. Her mother, Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Al Angari (died 2008), was the third wife of Prince Talal.

Political asylum request After Crown Prince Abdullah became king in August 2005, she stated that her father was also a contender for the Saudi throne. She also told the AFP "We, the Saudi people, want a clearer mechanism for succession... All (members of the royal family) agreed on Crown Prince Abdullah, given that he is the eldest and best qualified. Prince Sultan was also agreed upon to become crown prince. But what happens next?" She accompanied her father while he was ambassador to UNICEF, visiting refugee camps. The reason was reported to be a conflict with her father, and she told the press "my father wanted to crush me." The quarrel with her father led her to be protected by her uncle, the late Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, a rival of her father, until his death in June 2012. Immediately after her request for political asylum, and apparently in order to improve her credentials to get asylum, Princess Sara told the press that she wanted to see reform in Saudi Arabia and wanted to fight against corruption in that country.