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{{Short description|Saudi businessman and royal (1941–1985)}}
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{{Family name hatnote|lang=Arabic|[[Al Saud]]}}
{{Infobox royalty
| birth_date  = 1941
| birth_place = [[Taif]]
| death_date  = {{death year and age|1985|1941}}
| full name   = Khalid bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz
| spouse      = Al Jawhara bint Khalid Al Saud
| issue       = [[Mohammed bin Khalid Al Saud|Mohammed]]
| house       = [[House of Saud|Al Saud]]
| father      = [[Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007)|Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz]]
| mother      = Princess Al Jawhara bint Khalid bin Muhammad
| module      = {{Infobox person|child=yes|alma mater=[[Cambridge University]]}}
}}
'''Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud''' (1941–1985) was a member of the [[House of Saud]] and businessman. He was a grandson of [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia|King Faisal]] and the eldest son of [[Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007)|Abdullah bin Faisal]].
==Biography==
Prince Khalid was born in [[Taif]] in 1941 as the eldest son of Abdullah bin Faisal and Al Jawhara bint Khalid bin Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman.<ref>{{cite news|title=وفاة الرياضي والشاعر الأمير محمد العبد الله الفيصل|language=ar|access-date=13 May 2021|work=Al Sharq Al Awsat
|url=https://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=54&article=636828&issueno=11955#.X4iuSkL7TVo|date=22 August 2011}}</ref><ref name=ssab>{{cite book|author=Sharaf Sabri|title=The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia|location=Delhi
|publisher=I.S. Publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=51Bb8Ix7xw8C&pg=PA48|year=2001|isbn=978-81-901254-0-6|pages=48,52,151}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were King Faisal and Sultana bint Ahmed Al Sudairi.<ref name=ssab/><ref>{{cite news|author=Nick Luddington|title=King Faisal's eight sons|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j58gAAAAIBAJ&pg=1190,870999&dq=kamal+adham&hl=en|newspaper=Lewiston Evening Journal|date=5 April 1975|agency=[[Associated Press]]|location=Jeddah}}</ref> His maternal grandfather was [[Khalid bin Muhammad Al Saud|Khalid bin Muhammad]], who was a first cousin of King Faisal; their respective fathers, [[Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman]] and [[King Abdulaziz]], were half-brothers. Prince Khalid had six full-brothers, including [[Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud|Prince Mohammed]].<ref>{{cite news|title=الامير الشاعر "عبد الله الفيصل رحمه الله في سطور"|access-date=13 May 2021|url=https://garbnews.net/gallery/s/70|work=Garb News|date=22 April 2016
|language=ar}}</ref>
Prince Khalid obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from [[Cambridge University]].<ref name=who>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008|date=2007|publisher=Publitec Publications|location=Beirut|page=717|isbn=9783598077357|doi=10.1515/9783110930047
|edition=18th|url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110930047/html}}</ref> He started his career at the [[Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency|Saudi Monetary Fund]] and served as the director general of Arab Trade, Navigation and Aviation Corporation.<ref name=who/> Then he involved in business and cofounded a cement company.<ref name=who/>
Prince Khalid married Al Jawhara, a daughter of [[King Khalid]]. They had a son, [[Mohammed bin Khalid Al Saud|Mohammed]], who is the president and director of [[Al Faisaliah Group]].<ref>{{cite news|title=محمد بن خالد يروي مشواره من ((هارفارد)) إلى ((الفيصلية)): لم أتخذ قرارا فرديا في حياتي|access-date=13 May 2021|work=Aleqt|url=https://www.aleqt.com/2009/05/01/article_77319.html|date=1 May 2009|language=ar}}</ref>
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