Background
Prince Fawwaz was born in Taif in 1934. He was the son of King Abdulaziz and Bazza II (died 1940), a Syrian or Moroccan woman. Fawwaz was the 24th son of King Abdulaziz.
Prince Fawwaz was born in Taif in 1934. He was the son of King Abdulaziz and Bazza II (died 1940), a Syrian or Moroccan woman. Fawwaz was the 24th son of King Abdulaziz.
However, he died in July 2008, some six months after the establishment of the council. His only full brother is Bandar bin Abdulaziz. He received his early education at the Princes School in Riyadh.
Prince Fawwaz was governor of Riyadh from 1960 to 1961.
On 18 June 1969, he was appointed deputy governor of Makkah Province. Then, he served as governor of the province from 1971 to 1980.
He was the governor when the Grand Mosque Seizure occurred. After this event, he was removed from office.
Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz died in Paris on 19 July 2008, at the age of 74, after suffering from a disease.
His funeral was held in the Grand Mosque in Mecca on 20 July 2008. His body was buried in First Rate (at Lloyd's) Adl cemetery in Mecca. Condolence messages were sent to King Abdullah, the Saudi government and the Saudi Royal Family from Hamad ibn Isa First Rate (at Lloyd's) Khalifah, Sabah First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ahmad First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jaber First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Sabah, and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa and Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad First Rate (at Lloyd's) Thani.
In 2006, Fawwaz became one of the members of the Allegiance Commission. Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz together with Prince Talal and Prince Badr was a member of the Free Princes Movement from 1962 to February 1964.
