Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud (Arabic: مشعل بن عبد الله بن عبد العزيز بن مساعد بن جلوي آل سعود) is a member of the House of Saud who served as the governor of the Northern Borders Region between 2015 and 2017. He was appointed governor following the death of his father, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Before that Prince Mishaal served as an advisor of King Salman.[1]
| Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud | |||||
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| Governor of the Northern Borders Region | |||||
In office | 13 July 2015 – 22 April 2017 | ||||
Appointed by | |||||
| Predecessor | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed bin Jiluwi Al Saud | ||||
| Successor | Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Born | Arar, Saudi Arabia | ||||
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| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed bin Jiluwi Al Saud | ||||
Biography
editPrince Mishaal was born in Arar, and studied there until receiving a general certificate of secondary school. Then he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial management, and a master's degree in business administration International, and a master's in political science from the University of Denver, and a doctorate in international relations from the same university.[2] After graduation, he worked along with Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as head of the Office of the Information Centre. He served as an advisor at the rank of minister for Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud when he was crown prince and then king.[2]
Prince Mishaal's term as the governor of the Northern Borders Region ended on 23 April 2017 when Faisal bin Khalid Al Saud was appointed to the post.[3]
Prince Mishaal is the recipient of different medals, including the Order of Merit in 2008, and order of Kuwait Liberation Medal 1991.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Saudi Arabia king shuffles government again". Gulf Today. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b "السعودية : السيرة الذاتية .. تعيين الامير مشعل بن عبدالله بن مساعد أمير الحدود الشمالية | العالم اليوم". Al Akhbar. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Saudi Royal decree announces new appointments, restores benefits to government employees". Arab News. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "السيره الذاتية للأمير مشعل بن عبد الله بن عبد العزيز بن مساعد بن جلوي آل سعود # السعودية". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.