- Mishaal bin Abdul Aziz
Mishaal bin Abdulaziz (born 1926) is a senior member of the Saudi Royal Family. Replacing full brother, Mansur, on his death, Prince Mishaal served as Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defence (
1951-1956 ), then as a Special Advisor toKing Saud (1957 -1960 ), and finally, as Governor ofMecca beginning in1963 before being removed by King Faisal in1971 . In December 2007, King Abdullah, appointed Mishaal the first Chairman of the Bay'ah Council, a grouping of theAl Saud 's most powerful princes organized to choose future kings and crown princes.Mishaal is a prominent businessman, with substantial investments in real estate, insurance, electrical utilities, oil trading, cement manufacture, etc., and is considered among the most powerful princes in the
Al Saud . A close ally of King Abdullah, Mishaal is younger than the King, Prince Bandar, and Prince Musa'id but older than Crown Prince Sultan. Prince Mutaib, Saudi Arabia's Minister for Rural & Municipal Affairs, is his only living full brother.
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