Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: مساعد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; 26 June 1923 – 19 August 2013) was the eleventh son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia. He was a businessman and the father of Faisal bin Musaid, the assassin of his half-brother King Faisal.
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Early life
Musa'id was born in 1923. His father was King Abdulaziz and his mother was Jawhara bint Saad bin Abdul Muhsin Al Sudairi. Before marrying King Abdulaziz, Jawhara had been married to his full brother Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman until the latter's death in the Battle of Kanzan in 1915. After Jawhara's death, her sister Haya also married Abdulaziz. She was the mother of Prince Badr, Prince Abdul Majid and Prince Abdul Illah.
Musa'id had two full brothers, Prince Saad and Prince Abdul Muhsin, and one full sister, Princess Al Bandari.
Personal life
Following the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia, Musa'id and his brothers began to live in several European cities, including Paris and London. During this period, Musa'id was caught in an inappropriate manner in Paris and was immediately sent back to Saudi Arabia. His father, King Abdulaziz, confined Musa'id to the palace which aggravated their relations, decreasing the latter's potential prospects to rule the country.