Saud bin Nayef Al Saud

Saud bin Nayef Al Saud
Saud bin Nayef Al Saud
Governor of Eastern Province
In office	14 January 2013 – present
Predecessor	Mohammed bin Fahd
Monarch	Abdullah; Salman;
Head of the Crown Prince Court
In office	November 2011 – 14 January 2013
Predecessor	Ali bin Ibrahim Al Hadeethi
Successor	Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
Monarch	Abdullah
Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Spain
In office	10 September 2003 – July 2011
Predecessor	Abdulaziz Al Thunayan
Successor	Mansour bin Khaled bin Abdullah Al Farhan
Monarch	Fahd; Abdullah;
Born	1956 (age 67–68)
Spouse	Princess Abeer bint Faisal bin Turki
Issue	List Princess Jawahir; Prince Abdulaziz; Prince Mohammed; Princess Nora; Princess Sara; ;
House	Al Saud
Father	Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Mother	Al Jawhara bint Abdulaziz bin Musaid Al Jiluwi
Alma mater	University of Portland

Saud bin Nayef Al Saud (Arabic: سعود بن نايف بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 1956) is a Saudi Arabian politician who has served as governor of Eastern Province since 2013. A member of the House of Saud, he is the former head of the Crown Prince Court and special advisor to the Saudi Crown Prince. Prince Saud was once regarded as one of the candidates for king or crown prince when succession passed to the new generation.^[3] However, on the death of King Abdullah in 2015, he was passed over in the line of succession in favor of his younger brother Mohammed bin Nayef. Prince Saud has been the governor of the Eastern Province since 13 January 2013.

^ "Royal decrees on ministerial and top-level appointments". Saudi Embassy. 7 June 1997. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^ "Prince Salman arrives in Spain". Saudi Gazette. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ Ellen Knickmeyer (16 June 2012). "Saudi Arabia's Enforcer of Internal Security". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

[1] "Royal decrees on ministerial and top-level appointments". Saudi Embassy. 7 June 1997. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

[2] "Prince Salman arrives in Spain". Saudi Gazette. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

[3] Ellen Knickmeyer (16 June 2012). "Saudi Arabia's Enforcer of Internal Security". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

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