Bader bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud

Bader bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud (Arabic: بدر بن سعود بن محمد آل سعود) is a Saudi Arabian writer, researcher, assistant professor and officer, and the former deputy commander of the special forces for Hajj and Umrah.[1][2] He is a regular contributor and columnist under the pen name Bader bin Saud to several Saudi newspapers including, Al Riyadh,[3] Arab News,[2] and a weekly writer in Okaz since March 2006.[4][5]

Bader bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud
بدر بن سعود بن محمد آل سعود
EducationKing Fahd Security College (BA)
University of Westminster (MA)
University of London (PhD)
King Abdulaziz University (PhD)
Occupation(s)writer, researcher, officer, journalist
FamilyAl Saud

Early life and education edit

Bader was born to Prince Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud, and his mother is Princess Alanoud bint Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen Alfirm.[6] Bader earned his bachelor's degree in security sciences from King Fahd Security College in 1992 and a diploma in police sciences, from King Fahd Security College in 1995.[7] In 2004, he received his master's degree in international journalism from the University of Westminster.[7] In 2014, he obtained a PhD from the University of London in media and communication.[8] In 2020, Bader obtained a second PhD in information sciences from King Abdulaziz University.[8]

Career edit

Bader worked as a part-time journalist for Al Jazeera from 1992 to 2000.[5] In 2010, he co-founded the Saudi Journalists Club where he served as the president for two years.[9][10]

He joined the Riyadh provincial police department as an officer, detective and search officer before joining the special operations section at the Saudi General Intelligence Agency.[7] He then worked as a detective at Makkah's General Directorate of Public Security.[7] Bader was promoted to the director of Makkah police public relations and media department and was appointed after that director of the internal patrol section of the Holy Mosque's special forces in Makkah.[7] In May 2019, he was promoted from the rank of Colonel to the rank of Brigadier General.[11] In June 2019, he was appointed as the assistant commander for special force security at Makkah's Grand Mosque,[12][13] and served as the deputy commander of the special forces for the Hajj and Umrah.[1]

Bader presented several research papers and technical projects on crowd management and combining tacit knowledge with improving planning for Hajj seasons.[14][15][16]

Honors and recognitions edit

When Bader was a lieutenant, King Fahd bin Abdulaziz awarded him King Faisal's Merit, 4th rank.[17]

Personal life edit

Bader is married to Princess Bodour bint Abdel Nasser bin Mansour Al-Sahli. Bader has nine children; Faisal, Khalid, Saud, Fahad, Mohammed, Salman, Abdulaziz, Reem and Aljohara.[18]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "عام / سمو الأمير العميد بدر بن سعود : القوة الخاصة لأمن المسجد الحرام تكمل استعداداتها لموسم العمرة". spa.gov.sa (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Bader bin Saud". Arab News. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  3. ^ "د. بدر بن سعود".
  4. ^ "بدر بن سعود - أخبار السعودية | صحيفة عكاظ". www.okaz.com.sa. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. ^ a b "صحيفة عكاظ - الإعلام المحسوب على العــرب أوصـل الحــوار إلـى طــريـق مسـدود". web.archive.org. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  6. ^ "سعود بن محمد.. مسيرة وتاريخ". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Brig. Gen. Prince Bader bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud, assistant commander for special forces security at Makkah's Grand Mosque". Arab News. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  8. ^ a b عكاظ (جدة) (2020-06-01). "بدر بن سعود يحصل على الدكتوراه في إدارة الحشود بـ "امتياز"". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  9. ^ المنورة, سالم الأحمدي ـ المدينة (2010-12-26). "المستشرقون رسموا في ذهن الغرب صورة المرأة الشرقية المستبدة". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  10. ^ "نادي الإعلاميين السعوديين في لندن يكرم "إيلاف"".
  11. ^ "د. بدر بن سعود.. عميداً".
  12. ^ ""بدر بن سعود آل سعود" مساعدًا لقائد "قوة المسجد الحرام"".
  13. ^ سبق (2020-04-08). ""بدر بن سعود" يُرزق بـ"سلمان"". صحيفة سبق الالكترونية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  14. ^ ""راصد" .. مشروع تقني جديد لإدارة الحشود في المسجد الحرام". صحيفة الاقتصادية (in Arabic). 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  15. ^ سبق (2021-02-06). "بدر آل سعود: يجب تنظيم ورش دورية بين القيادات الإشرافية والتشغيلية بقطاعات الحج". صحيفة سبق الالكترونية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  16. ^ الراجحي, عبدالله (2020-08-19). ""بدر آل سعود" يبتكر نموذجًا لإدارة الحشود في موسم الحج". صحيفة سبق الالكترونية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  17. ^ "العميد بدر آل سعود مساعدًا لقائد قوة المسجد الحرام – صحيفة مكة الإلكترونية" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  18. ^ "حرم بدر بن سعود لسكرتير أول في الخارجية".