Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud

Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud
Pictured in January 1975, two months before the assassination of King Faisal
Born(1944-04-04)4 April 1944
Saudi Arabia
Died18 June 1975(1975-06-18) (aged 31)
Deera Square, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Full name
Faisal bin Musaid bin Abdulaziz
HouseAl Saud
FatherMusa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
MotherWatfa bint Muhammad bin Talal Al Rashid
Cause of deathBeheading (execution)
Known forAssassination of King Faisal
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyExecution

Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud[a] (4 April 1944 – 18 June 1975) was the assassin and nephew of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and a grandson of King Abdulaziz, who started Saudi Arabia. He shot and killed King Faisal in March 1975 and was executed by beheading later that year in June.[1]

References

  1. Faisal's Slayer Will Stand Trial Archived 20 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Milwaukee Sentinel, 31 March 1975, p.2. Retrieved 25 March 2015. – via news.google.com

Notes

  1. Arabic: فيصل بن مساعد آل سعود, romanized: Fayṣal bin Musāʿid ʾĀl Suʿūd