Muqrin bin Abdulaziz
Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: مقرن بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود, romanized: Muqrin ibn ‘Abd al ‘Azīz Āl Su‘ūd; born 15 September 1945) is a Saudi Arabian politician, businessman, and former military aviator who was briefly Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from January to April 2015, during the first three months of his half-brother King Salman's reign. He is the 35th son of King Abdulaziz, born to Abdulaziz's Yemeni concubine Baraka. Since the death of Abdulaziz's 36th son Hamoud in 1994, Muqrin has been the youngest surviving son of the king.
| Muqrin bin Abdulaziz | |||||
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Prince Muqrin (left) with General Hmood Dawi Al Qthami | |||||
| Tenure | 23 January 2015 – 29 April 2015 | ||||
King and Prime Minister | |||||
| Predecessor | Salman bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Successor | Muhammad bin Nayef | ||||
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| Tenure | 27 March 2014 – 23 January 2015 | ||||
King and Prime Minister | |||||
| Predecessor | Nayef bin Abdulaziz (as second deputy prime minister) | ||||
| Successor | Muhammad bin Nayef | ||||
| Director General of Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah | |||||
| Tenure | October 2005 – 19 July 2012 | ||||
Monarch | Abdullah | ||||
| Predecessor | Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Successor | Bandar bin Sultan | ||||
| Governor of Madinah Province | |||||
| Tenure | 1999–2005 | ||||
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| Predecessor | Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Successor | Abdulaziz bin Majid | ||||
| Governor of Hail Province | |||||
| Tenure | 1980–1999 | ||||
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| Predecessor | Nasser Al Sheikh | ||||
| Successor | Saud bin Abdul Muhsin | ||||
| Born | 15 September 1945 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Spouse | Abta bint Hamoud Al Rashid | ||||
| Issue Detail | 14 | ||||
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| House | Al Saud | ||||
| Father | King Abdulaziz | ||||
| Mother | Baraka Al Yamaniyah | ||||
| Occupation | Politician • businessman • air force pilot | ||||
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| Service/ | Royal Saudi Air Force | ||||
| Years of service | 1965–1980 | ||||
Prince Muqrin served as the director general of Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah from 2005 to 2012. In July 2012, he was appointed King Abdullah's advisor and special envoy with the rank of minister. On 27 March 2014, he was named deputy crown prince making him second in the line of succession behind his half-brother Salman. On 23 January 2015, upon King Abdullah's death and the accession of Salman, Muqrin became crown prince and first deputy prime minister. Only three months later, on 29 April 2015, King Salman dismissed Muqrin, replacing him with his nephew Muhammad bin Nayef.