Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Prince Talal, son of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia
Minister of Communications
In office1952 – April 1955
PredecessorOffice established
SuccessorOffice abolished
Monarch
Born(1931-08-15)15 August 1931
Ta'if, Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz
Died22 December 2018(2018-12-22) (aged 87)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[citation needed]
Burial23 December 2018
Spouse
  • Umm Faisal
  • Mona Al Solh
  • Moudie bint Abdul Mohsen Alangary
  • Magdah bint Turki Al Sudairi
Issue15
Names
Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Abdulaziz
MotherMunaiyir

Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود Ṭalāl bin ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Saʿūd; 15 August 1931 – 22 December 2018), formerly also called The Red Prince,[1] was a Saudi Arabian politician, dissident, businessman, and philanthropist. A member of the House of Saud, he was notable for his liberal stance, striving for a national constitution, the full rule of law and equality before the law. He was also the leader of Free Princes Movement in the 1960s.

  1. ^ Vijay Prashad (2007). The Darker Nations- A Biography of the Short-Lived Third World. New Delhi: LeftWord Books. p. 275. ISBN 978-81-87496-66-3.