Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasser

Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Saud (Arabic: سعود بن عبد العزيز بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, born 1977) is a princely member of the Saudi royal family and a convicted murderer. Purported to be a closeted homosexual, he is a grandson of King Saud.^[1]

Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Saud
Born	1977 (age 46–47) Riyadh
Nationality	Saudi
Parent(s)	Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (father) Fayza bint Saud Al Saud (mother)
Criminal charge	Aggravated Murder
Penalty	Life imprisonment
Imprisoned at	Saudian Jail since 2013

Murder and imprisonment

In February 2010, he was found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering his servant from Somalia, Bandar Abdulaziz in their suite at the Landmark Hotel in London.^[2]

During the trial, it was purported that the prince had received a sexual massage from the male escort Mr. Louis Szikora for the rented amount of £200 per hour three days before the murder, and that he and Abdulaziz had been engaged in a homosexual relationship. ^[3][4][5]

Accordingly, it was also alleged that the murder was a culmination of an extremely abusive "Master—Slave" relationship. The prince maintained that he and his victim were "friends and equals", and denied an alleged homosexual relationship between the two.

However, prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw stated that the evidence found - including naked photographs stored on a cellular phone and traces of semen on the victim's underwear - "establishes quite conclusively that (Al Saud) was either gay or had homosexual inclinations.^[6] Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw also said the prince had abused his aide in the past, showing jurors a video shot in the Landmark's elevator which appears to show the shaven-headed prince, dressed in white, throwing his 32—year-old servant around and battering him. ^[7]

On 20 October 2010, Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud was sentenced to life imprisonment and was ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years for strangling and beating Bandar Abdulaziz to death. In March 2013, he was allowed to return to Saudi Arabia to serve the remainder of his term in a Saudi prison.

According to the diplomatic agreement signed between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, he must serve at least twenty years (2030) before he can be released.^[8][9][10]

Family

Saud's maternal grandfather was Saud of Saudi Arabia, who was the brother of King Abdullah who was the king at the time when Saud was convicted and sentenced by a court in the UK. Both of Saud's parents belong to the Saudi royal family. They are first cousins to each other, being the children of two half-brothers, both of whom were the sons of King Abdulaziz, the founder of the modern Saudi state. Saud's father is Abdulaziz bin Nasser, the son of Nasser bin Abdulaziz, himself the son of King Abdulaziz. Saud's mother, Fayza, is the daughter of Saud of Saudi Arabia, himself a son of King Abdulaziz.

Family tree of Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

16. Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (=24) 8. Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman Al Saud (=12) 17. Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi (=25) 4. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 9. Bazza I 2. Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Saud 1. Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 24. Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (=16) 12. Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman Al Saud (=8) 25. Sarah bint Ahmed Al Sudairi (=17) 6. Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 26. Asi Al-Shuraim 13. Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim 3. Fayza bint Saud Al Saud 7. Nour bint Mohammed bin Abdullah

References

1. Jones, Sam; agencies (20 October 2010). "Saudi prince jailed for life for murdering servant". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
2. "Saudi prince found guilty of murdering servant in hotel". London: BBC News. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
3. "Saudi prince 'had a gay massage' before hotel 'murder'". BBC News. 11 October 2010.
4. Gammell, Caroline (7 October 2010). "Colour co-ordinated trousers gave gay Saudi prince away, court hears". The Daily Telegraph. London.^{[dead link]}
5. "Saudi prince guilty of servant's murder". The Guardian. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
6. "Cadena perpetua para el príncipe saudí gay que asesinó a su sirviente | Mundo | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
7. "U.K. jury convicts Saudi prince of killing aide". NBC News. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
8. Saudi prince flies home Al Arabiya. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
9. Saudi prince jailed for killing manservant to be sent home under prisoner transfer deal
10. Saudi prince who killed his servant in London hotel will be sent home in weeks