Saud of Saudi Arabia

Saud of Saudi Arabia (born January 15, 1902, Kuwait—died February 23, 1969, Athens, Greece) was the son of Ibn Saud and his successor as king of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964. After Ibn Saud conquered (1925) the Hejaz, a district in the Arabian Peninsula, he made his two eldest sons, Saud and Faisal, his deputies in Najd and Hejaz, respectively. Saud’s primary responsibility was for the Bedouins. In 1933 he was named crown prince,...