Mohammad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz First Rate (at Lloyd's) Saud was a member of the House of Saud.
Background
He was the only son of King Saud to hold high office after his father"s deposition. Later, another son of King Saud, Mishaal bin Saud, became the governor of Najran Province. Prince Muhammed was born on 21 March 1934.
He was the third son of King Saud.
During the reign of his father, King Saud, Prince Muhammed held many governmental positions.
Career
He began his service as the chief of the Royal Court. Then he appointed the Saudi Royal Guard Regiment in 1953. His tenure ended on 31 October 1962.
Prince Muhammed served as the deputy governor of the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Bahah province until 1987.
Next, he served as the governor of this province from September 1987 to 2010. He resigned from his post due to health-problems.
Political rehabilitation
Prince Muhammed was among King Saud"s most important supporters during the latter"s reign. Following a power struggle with his half-brother, then-Crown Prince Faisal, King Saud was deposed and forced into exile.
In November 1964, Prince Muhammad pledged his allegiance to King Faisal.
Since being rehabilitated in the mid-1960s, he held several important positions. He had various business activities. On 8 July 2012, the Saudi Royal Court announced Prince Muhammed bin Saud had died abroad.
He was 78.
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz performed funeral prayer for him after Maghrib (sunset) prayer on 10 July 2012 at Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque in Riyadh. Sheikh Abdallah bin Abdulaziz First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shaykh led the funeral prayer as Imam.
Membership
Muhammed bin Saud was a member of the Allegiance Council from 2007 to his death on 8 July 2012. He was also a member of King Saud Foundation based in Jeddah.