Saud of Saudi Arabia

Names
	Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud

Saud
Saud
	Official portrait, 1960
King of Saudi Arabia
Reign	9 November 1953 – 2 November 1964
Bay'ah	9 November 1953
Predecessor	Ibn Saud
Successor	Faisal
Regent	Crown Prince Faisal; (March–November 1964);
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
Tenure	9 October 1953 – 16 August 1954
Successor	Faisal
Tenure	21 December 1960 – 31 October 1962
Predecessor	Faisal
Successor	Faisal
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Tenure	11 May 1933 – 9 November 1953
Monarch	Abdulaziz
Successor	Faisal
Viceroy of Nejd
Tenure	8 January 1926 – 22 September 1932
Monarch	Abdulaziz
Born	15 January 1902; Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Died	23 February 1969 (aged 67); Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Burial	Al-Oud cemetery
Issue; Among others	List Prince Fahd ; Prince Saad ; Prince Khalid ; Prince Bandar ; Prince Muhammed ; Prince Badr ; Prince Mishaal ; Prince Mansour ; Prince Abdul Rahman ; Princess Fahda ; Princess Dalal ; Prince Mishari ; Prince Mashour ; Prince Hussam ; Prince Sultan ; Princess Basmah ;
Names
Names
	Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
House	Al Saud
Father	Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia
Mother	Wadha bint Muhammad Al Orair

Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; 15 January 1902 – 23 February 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 until his abdication on 2 November 1964. During his reign, he served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1954 and from 1960 to 1962. Prior to his accession, Saud was the country's crown prince from 11 May 1933 to 9 November 1953. He was the second son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia.

Saud was the second son of King Abdulaziz and Wadha bint Muhammad Al Orair. The death of Saud's elder brother, Prince Turki, in 1919 poised Saud to become his father's successor; King Abdulaziz appointed him as the crown prince of Saudi Arabia in 1933. Saud served as a commander in Abdulaziz's conquests that led to the establishment of Saudi Arabia in 1932. He was the viceroy of Nejd from 1926 to 1932, and he also represented his father in neighboring countries. He played a role in the financial reforms of Saudi Arabia, preparing the first state budget in 1948 and establishing the Saudi Central Bank in 1952. Saud also oversaw the country's infrastructural development.

Upon his father's death in 1953, Saud ascended the throne and reorganized the government. He founded the convention that the king of Saudi Arabia presides over the Council of Ministers. Saud sought to maintain friendly relations with the United States, whilst also supporting other Arab countries in their conflicts against Israel. Under his reign, Saudi Arabia joined the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961. However, Saud's inability to counter the Saudi national debt brought him into a power struggle with his half-brother and crown prince, Faisal, culminating in the forced abdication of Saud and the proclamation of Faisal as king. Saud went into exile and made an unsuccessful attempt, supported by some of his sons, to take back the throne. He died in Athens, Greece, in 1969.