Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud

Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (1939 – 27 November 2017) was a member of House of Saud. She was the youngest and last surviving daughter of King Abdulaziz.[1][2] She was the full sister of Prince Talal and Prince Nawwaf.

Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
Born1939
Riyadh
Died27 November 2017(2017-00-00) (aged 77–78)
Burial
Al Adl cemetery, Mecca
SpouseSaad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz
Full name
Madawi bint Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherKing Abdulaziz
MotherMunaiyir

Biography

Princess Madawi was born in Qasr Al Hukm, Riyadh,[3] in 1939.[4] Her parents were King Abdulaziz and Munaiyir, an Armenian woman, whose family escaped from the Ottoman Empire.[5] Munaiyir was presented by the emir of Unayza to Abdulaziz in 1921 when she was 12 years old and Abdulaziz was 45.[5] She remained illiterate all her life and converted to Islam.[5] Munaiyir was regarded by British diplomats in Saudi Arabia as one of King Abdulaziz’s favourite wives and was known for her intelligence and beauty.[6] Munaiyir died in December 1991.[7]

Princess Madawi had two full-brothers, Prince Talal and Prince Nawwaf.[4] During the early 1960s she and her mother urged Prince Talal to return to Saudi Arabia who had been living in Cairo due to his involvement in Free Princes movement.[8]

She had some business investments and had a petroleum marketing company, Princess Madawi bint Abdulaziz Petroleum Marketing Co.[4]

Princess Madawi married to Prince Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Faisal who was a member of the Mohammed branch of Saudi royal family.[4] Her husband was assassinated in Iraq in January 1986 at the age of 55.[9]

Princess Madawi died on 27 November 2017.[10][11] She was buried after evening prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.[12] Several senior royals attended the funeral, including Khalid bin Faisal, Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz, Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz, Mishaal bin Majid bin Abdulaziz and Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz.[13]

References
  1. "صورة نادرة للأميرة مضاوي.. وهكذا نعاها السعوديون". Erem News (in Arabic). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. David Rundell (17 September 2020). Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-83860-595-7.
  3. ""قصر الحكم" يحتفظ بأجمل الذكريات لأفراد الأسرة ... - جريدة الرياض". Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 23 May 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. Sharaf Sabri (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. Sharaf Sabri. p. 162. ISBN 978-81-901254-0-6.
  5. John Rossant (19 March 2002). "The return of Saudi Arabia's red prince". Online Asia Times. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. Stig Stenslie (2011). "Power Behind the Veil: Princesses of House of Saud". Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf, and the Red Sea. 1 (1): 69–79. doi:10.1080/21534764.2011.576050.
  7. Sabri Sharaf (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. Sharaf Sabri. p. 126. ISBN 978-81-901254-0-6.
  8. Stig Stenslie (21 August 2012). Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia: The Challenge of Succession. Routledge. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-136-51157-8.
  9. Sharaf Sabri (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. Sharaf Sabri. p. 227. ISBN 978-81-901254-0-6.
  10. David Hearst (1 January 2018). "Senior Saudi royal on hunger strike over purge". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  11. "Ajman Ruler condoles Custodian of Two Holy Mosques on death of Princess Madawi bint Abdulaziz". WAM. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  12. "وفاة الأميرة مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز آل سعود". Ammon News (in Arabic). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  13. "بالصور.. تشييع جثمان الأميرة مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز". Erem News (in Arabic). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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