• Faisal
• Fahd
• Saud

Sa'd bin Abdul-Rahman (1888-1916) was the only full brother of Abd al-Aziz, founder of the modern state of Saudi Arabia

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...

. He was one of Abdul-Aziz's most devoted supporters and a key lieutenant in the early military campaigns

His mother was Sarah bint Ahmad al-Kabir al-Sudayri.

Sa'd was captured by Sharif Hussein

Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

Sayyid Hussein bin Ali, GCB was the Sharif of Mecca, and Emir of Mecca from 1908 until 1917, when he proclaimed himself King of Hejaz, which received international recognition. He initiated the Arab Revolt in 1916 against the increasingly nationalistic Ottoman Empire during the course of the...

 of Mecca

Mecca

Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...

 in 1912, and Abdul-Aziz was forced to pay a humiliating ransom for his release. He was killed in the battle of Kinzaan against the Ajman

Ajman

Ajman , also spelt Ujman, is one of the seven emirates constituting the United Arab Emirates . With an area of just 260 square kilometres , Ajman is the smallest emirate by area...

 tribe in 1916.

Family

Abdul-Aziz married his widow, Jauhara bint Sa'd al-Sudayri (mother of Saud ibn Sa'd), who bore the future King three sons, Sa'd bin Abdul-Aziz, Musa'id bin Abdul Aziz and Abdul Mohsin. This marriage honored Jauhara and protected her respected dignity in Arabia.

Sa'd's own sons Faisal, Fahd, and Saud were taken in by Abdul-Aziz and raised as part of his own family. They later married into the King's family. Faisal married Qumasha bint Abd al-Aziz, and the King's daughter Anud married first Saud. After Saud died, Fahd married her.

See also

• Sa'd (name)
  Sa'd (name)
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