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Sara bint Mashour Al Saud

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Sara bint Mashour Al Saud
Spouse
(m. 2008)
Issue
  • Prince Salman
  • Prince Mashour
  • Princess Fahda
  • Princess Noura
  • Prince Abdulaziz
Names
Sara bint Mashour bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherMashour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
MotherNoura bint Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Al Saud

Sara bint Mashour Al Saud (Arabic: سارة بنت مشهور آل سعود) is a member of the Saudi royal family. She is the granddaughter of King Abdulaziz. She is married to her first cousin and King Salman's son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Biography

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Sara bint Mashour is the daughter of Mashour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Noura bint Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer.[1] Her father is the son of King Abdulaziz and Nouf bint Nawaf bin Nuri Al Shaalan.[2] Her mother, Noura, is the daughter of Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer and granddaughter of Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud and Saud Al Kabeer.[1]

Princess Sara married Prince Mohammed on 6 April 2008.[3][4] They have five children, three boys and two girls: Prince Salman, Prince Mashour, Princess Fahda, Princess Noura and Prince Abdulaziz (born April 2021).[5][6]

According to Ali al-Ahmed of Institute for Gulf Affairs, based on the anonymous sources within the Al Saud family, it was reported that Princess Sara had been subject to domestic violence since the early days of her marriage. Similar allegations were also mentioned in the book Saudi Bodyguard by Mark Young who had worked for the family.[7] In 2022, The Economist reported that on at least one occasion, Mohammed beat Sara so severely that she required medical treatment.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hugh Miles; Alastair Newton (2017). "The Future of the Middle East". Arab Digest and Global Policy. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ Alexander Blay Bligh (1981). Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century (PhD thesis). Columbia University. p. 93. ProQuest 303101806.
  3. ^ Ali Al Ahmed (16 March 2018). "Reports of Saudi Crown Prince's Domestic Violence Emerge". The Institute for Gulf Affairs. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Arabie saoudite: Mohammed Ben Salman, le prince qui secoue le royaume". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 29 December 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ Ala' Mashharawi (18 April 2021). "Mini MBS! Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Welcomes Baby No. 5.. What Did He Name the Infant?". Al Bawaba News. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. ^ Ramadan Al Sherbini (18 April 2021). "Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gets baby boy". Gulf News. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ Ali Al Ahmed (16 March 2018). "Reports of Saudi Crown Prince's Domestic Violence Emerge". The Institute for Gulf Affairs. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. ^ Pelham, Nicolas (28 July 2022). "MBS: despot in the desert". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.