Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Ahmed ibn Abd al - Aziz Al Saud (Arabic: أحمد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, DMG ʿ Ahmad b ʿ Abd al - ʿ Aziz Al Sa ʿ ūd; . * 1940 ) is the 38th son of King Abd al - Aziz ibn Saud, is because his mother Hasa bint Sudairi was to the so-called Sudairi Seven, including his older brother and later King Fahd ibn Abd al - Aziz counts. As the son of Abd al - Aziz ibn Saud he wears - like all male descendants - as a complete last name " ibn Abd al - Aziz Al Saud ."

When Prince Ahmed was eleven, his father died. He grew up mostly with his mother and his older biological brothers. His eldest full brother, the late King Fahd already was for the young Prince Ahmed mostly the father substitute. Prince Ahmed spent his school years in Riyadh. In 1962, he left Saudi Arabia to study in the U.S. at the " Redlands University " in California. On July 26, 1968 Prince Ahmed completed his studies there, the administration with a diploma.

Prince Ahmed from two marriages five daughters and seven sons.

In June 1971, Prince Ahmed was appointed by his older half-brother King Faisal Deputy Governor of the Mecca region. On October 13, 1975 Prince Ahmed was appointed by his half-brother King Khalid Deputy Minister of the Interior. After his brother 's death he was Naif 18 June 2012 his successor as Minister of the Interior and was thus as number three in the state behind King Abdullah and Crown Prince Salman. On 5 November 2012, but then announced that Prince Ahmed had been relieved at his own request from the post of Interior Minister and Prince Mohammed is his successor as Minister of the Interior. According to observers, it has thus become unlikely that Ahmed once king.