Haya bint Abdulaziz Al Saud

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Haya bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: هيا بنت عبد العزيز آل سعود; 1929 – 2 November 2009) was a Saudi princess, daughter of King Abdulaziz and sister of King Saud and King Faisal. She was a contemporary to six Saudi kings from Ibn Saud to King Abd Allah.

Haya bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
Born1929
Died2 November 2009 (aged 80)
Riyadh
SpouseMuhammad bin Saud bin Abdul Rahman
Names
Haya bint Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Abdulaziz
MotherMuhdi

Early life edit

Princess Haya was born in 1929. She was a daughter of King Abdulaziz and Mudhi who was an Armenian woman.[1] Haya bint Abdulaziz was the second oldest of their four children. She had three full siblings: an older sister, Princess Sultana, and two younger brothers, Prince Majid and Prince Sattam[2] who is the former governor of Riyadh Province.

Activities edit

Haya bint Abdulaziz became the patron of the Saudi Cricket Centre in 2001 which is the governing body of cricket in Saudi Arabia.

Personal life edit

Haya bint Abdulaziz married Muhammad bin Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, a nephew of King Abdulaziz. They have four daughters; Sara, Anoud, Noura and mishael.[3]

Death and funeral edit

Haya bint Abdulaziz died of an illness at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh on 2 November 2009.[4] She was 80 years old. Her funeral prayers was held at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh on 3 November 2009.[4] King Abdullah attended her funeral prayers with other officials and dignitaries.[5] Prince Fahd bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, Prince Mutaib bin Abdulaziz, Prince Bandar bin Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman, then Deputy Chief of the National Guard Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz, Prince Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman, Makkah Governor Prince Khalid Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz, then Deputy Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and then Chief of General Intelligence Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz also performed funeral prayers for her.[5]

Ancestry edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz" (PDF). Springer. p. 179. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Prince Sattam receives condolers on the death of Princess Haya bint Abdulaziz". Gulf in the Media. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Family Tree of Haya bint Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud". Datarabia. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Princess Haya bint Abdulaziz dies". Saudi Press Agency. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  5. ^ a b "King performs funeral prayers for Princess Haya bint Abdulaziz". Saudi Embassy, Washington DC. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2012.