Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.

Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز آل سعود;1939 – 27 November 2017) was a member of the House of Saud. She was the daughter of King Abdulaziz,^[1][2] and was the full sister of Prince Talal and Prince Nawwaf.

Madawi bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
Born	1939 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Died	27 November 2017(2017-00-00) (aged 77–78)
Burial	Al Adl cemetery, Mecca
Spouse	Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz
Names Madawi bint Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Dynasty	Al Saud
Father	King Abdulaziz
Mother	Munaiyir

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] In 1921 Munaiyir, aged 12, was presented by the emir of Unayzah to 45-year-old Abdulaziz.^[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] She died in December 1991.^[4]

Princess Madawi had two full-brothers, Talal bin Abdulaziz and Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz.^[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.^[7]

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

Princess Madawi married 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.^[4]

Princess Madawi died on 27 November 2017.^[8][9] She was buried after evening prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.^[10] Among the royals attending the funeral were her half-brothers Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz and her nephews Khalid bin Faisal, Mohammed bin Nawwaf, Mishaal bin Majid and Abdullah bin Bandar.^[11]

References

1. "صورة نادرة للأميرة مضاوي.. وهكذا نعاها السعوديون". Erem News (in Arabic). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
2. David Rundell (2020). Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads. London: 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. New Delhi: I.S. Publications. pp. 126, 162, 222. 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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 (1pages=69–79): 69–79. doi:10.1080/21534764.2011.576050. S2CID 153320942.
7. Stig Stenslie (2012). Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia: The Challenge of Succession. London; New York: Routledge. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-136-51157-8.
8. David Hearst (1 January 2018). "Senior Saudi royal on hunger strike over purge". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
9. "Ajman Ruler condoles Custodian of Two Holy Mosques on death of Princess Madawi bint Abdulaziz". WAM. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
10. "وفاة الأميرة مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز آل سعود". Ammon News (in Arabic). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
11. "بالصور.. تشييع جثمان الأميرة مضاوي بنت عبدالعزيز". Erem News (in Arabic). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.