Background
Prince Abdul Elah was born in 1939. He is the son of King Abdulaziz and Haya bint Sa"ad al Sudairi, a member of the powerful Sudairi family who died in Riyadh on 18 April 2003 at the age of 90.
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Abdul Elah
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He is a full brother of the late Prince Badr, and the late Prince Abdul Majeed. Prince Abdul Elah served as the governor of First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Qassim Province from March 1980 to March 1992. Then, he was appointed governor of First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jawf Province in 1998 and served in this post until 2001.
He accompanied King Abdullah on diplomatic trips abroad, when Abdullah was Crown Prince.
On 8 October 2008, he was appointed as adviser to King Abdullah with the rank of minister. He is an entrepreneur and chairman of the Arabian Jewelry Company, National Investment Company, and the National Automobile Company.
Prince Abdul Elah became an advisor to King Salman in January 2015. Although Prince Abdul Elah bin Abdulaziz was considered a candidate for the throne by virtue of seniority, he had some drawbacks such as his ill-starred government career.
Since he was twice removed from governorships, there were doubts about his competency.
He was passed over in favor of Prince Muqrin for the post of Deputy Crown Prince and is thought to be out of the running for the Kingship.
Membership
He is a member of the Allegiance Council.
