Hussa Ahmad Al-Sudayri
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H H Princess Hussa Bint Ahmad Al-Sudairi (1900 – 1969 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) was one of the favorite wives of King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia
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Princess Hassa was the mother of seven brothers known as the Al Sudairy Clan
, also often referred to as "Al Fahd"):
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
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Princess Hassa was the mother of seven brothers known as the Al Sudairy Clan
Sudairi Seven
The Sudairi Seven, also spelled Sudairy or Sudayri, is the commonly used name for a powerful alliance of seven full brothers and their descendants within the royal family of Saudi Arabia. They are also known as the Al Fahd . They are sometimes referred to as the Sudairi Clan or the Sudairi faction...
, also often referred to as "Al Fahd"):
- King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al-SaudFahd of Saudi ArabiaFahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, was King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005...
(1921–2005), the fifth monarch of Saudi Arabia (June 13, 1982 - August 1, 2005) - H R H Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz (1930–2011), Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister (1962–2005), and Crown PrinceCrown PrinceA crown prince or crown princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The wife of a crown prince is also titled crown princess....
(August 1, 2005– October 22, 2011) - H R H Prince Abd al-Rahman bin Abdul AzizAbd al-Rahman bin Abdul AzizAbdul-Rahman bin Abdul-Aziz is a senior member of the Saudi royal family and , was Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of Defense & Aviation 1978 - 2011. He is a part of the Sudairi Seven....
(born 1931), Vice Minister of Defense - H R H Prince Nayef bin AbdulazizNayef bin Abdul AzizBorn = Ta'if, Saudi ArabiaNayef bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, also spelled Naif, is the Crown Prince , First Deputy Prime Minister and long time Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia. He is a half-brother of King Abdullah. He is one of the five surviving members of the Sudairi Seven.-Early life and...
(born 1933), Interior Minister since 1975 - H R H Prince Turki bin AbdulazizTurki bin Abdul AzizPrince Turki II bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is a member of the Saudi royal family. He is a member of the Sudairi Seven, a powerful faction of brothers within the Al Saud...
(born 1934) - H R H Prince Salman Bin Abdul AzizSalman bin Abdul AzizSalman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is the Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia since November 5th, 2011. He was the Governor of the Riyadh Province from 1962 - 2011, and is a prince of House of Saud. He is the fifth of the Sudairi Seven. He has a reputation for arbitrating disputes within the royal...
(born 1936), Governor of Riyadh - H R H Prince Ahmed bin Abdul AzizAhmed bin Abdul AzizAhmed bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is the youngest of the Sudairi Seven of Saudi Arabia's royal family. He has been the Deputy Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia since 1975...
(born 1940), Vice Minister of Interior - H R H Princess Lulua bint Abdul Aziz
- H R H Princess Latifa bint Abdul Aziz
- H R H Princess Aljawhra bint Abdul Aziz
- H R H Princess Jawaher bint Abdul Aziz