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Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud (Arabic: خالد بن عبدالله آل سعود; born 1950) is the second eldest child of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. As the eldest living son of Abdullah, he is a member of the Allegiance Council.
| Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Riyadh |
| Spouse | Noura bint Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud Al Kabir |
| Issue | Two sons and three daughters |
| House | Al Saud |
| Father | King Abdullah |
| Mother | Munira bint Abdullah Al Sheikh |
| Alma mater | King Abdulaziz University |
Khalid bin Abdullah was born in Riyadh in 1950[1] the second son of King Abdullah.[2] His mother is Munira bint Abdullah Al Sheikh.[3][4][5]
He was schooled with his younger brother Prince Mutaib at Taif-Barmana School in Lebanon and secondary school in Jeddah. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in public administration from College of Commerce and Economics at King Abdulaziz University.[1] He later graduated from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[citation needed]
After completing his education at Sandhurst, Prince Khaled first served as Director of Administration and Planning at the National Guard from 1974 to 1976.[6] Following the Grand Mosque Seizure in 1979, he was appointed deputy commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard West.[citation needed] Later he commanded the National Guard in the Eastern Province.[7] He remained in this post until 1992.[8] In fact, he was dismissed from the National Guard in 1992 following policy disagreements with his father's advisors.[citation needed]
He is the honorary President of the Jeddah football club Al Ahli.[9] He was a member of Saudi Arabia Football Federation.[1] He is a member of the KAUST Board of Trustees,[10] and the board of the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity.[11]
He owns the Saudi Arabian Insurance Company with his sons.[12] They own Technical Support and Operational Services, a limited liability company, founded in 1998.[13]
Khalid bin Abdullah is married to Noura bint Abdallah bin Muhammad Al Saud Al Kabir (born 1958).[1] She is the daughter of his paternal aunt, Seeta bint Abdulaziz.[14] They have five children: Duna (born 1981), Faisal (born 1983), Abdulaziz (born 1986), Latifa (born 1992) and Abeer (born 1997).[1]
On 11 June 2011, the Associated Press (AP) erroneously reported Prince Khalid as having died, confusing him with King Abdullah's grand-nephew Khalid bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdulaziz. On 12 June 2011, AP sent a retraction correcting the earlier false report of Khalid's demise.[15]
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