Background
Prince Nasser was born in Riyadh in 1911. He was the sixth son of King Abdulaziz. His mother was Bazza I, a Moroccan woman.
Prince Nasser was born in Riyadh in 1911. He was the sixth son of King Abdulaziz. His mother was Bazza I, a Moroccan woman.
There are other reports, giving his birth date as 1913 and as 1921. Prince Nasser had no full-brother or sister. He received education in Riyadh at the school of the palace, learning Quran, horsemanship and war techniques.
King Abdulaziz appointed him as the governor of Riyadh Province in 1938.
Upon hearing of this event, King Abdulaziz threw him in jail. Subsequently, Nasser bin Abdulaziz lost his post and never returned to public life.
Prince Nasser was excluded from the succession to throne because of the incident occurred during his term as the Governor of Riyadh Province. On the other hand, Prince Saad and he were older than Prince Fahd when the latter was appointed crown prince in 1975.
However both were regarded as weak contenders due to being relatively less experienced.
Additionally, he lost his chance due to "dissolute" mores. He was regarded as unsuitable for succession by the larger family. Prince Nasser could not walk and used a wheelchair in his last years.
He died on 15 September 1984 and buried in Riyadh.
His family founded Prince Nasser bin Abdulaziz Center for Autism, an affiliated body of the Saudi Autism Center and the center was opened in April 2012.