Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1931 – 2 December 2019) was a senior member of the Saudi royal family and since the death of his half brother Prince Bandar in July 2019 was the oldest surviving son of King Abdulaziz. Early life and education Prince Mutaib was born in Riyadh in 1931 as the seventeenth son of King Abdulaziz. He was the full brother of Prince Mansour, Prince Mishaal and Princess Qumash. Their mother, Shahida (died 1938), was an Armenian and reportedly one of King Abdulaziz's favorite wives. Prince Mutaib received a bachelor's degree in political science in the USA in 1955. Career Mutaib bin Abdulaziz served as deputy minister of defense from 1951 to 1956 when his full brother Mishaal bin Abdulaziz was the minister. Prince Mutaib served as governor of Makkah province from 1958 to 1961. He was one of the confidants of Abdullah Tariki when the latter was serving as the Saudi oil minister. He and Mishaal bin Abdulaziz were ousted from the office by King Saud. They both returned to the official offices in 1963 when Crown Prince Faisal entrusted them with the governorship. However, both resigned from their posts in 1971 for reasons that are not entirely clear.