Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a senior member of the House of Saud. In 2006, Fawwaz became one of the members of the Allegiance Commission. However, he died on 19 July 2008, some six months after the establishment of the council.
Early life and education
Prince Fawwaz was born in Taif in 1934. He was the son of King Abdulaziz and Bazza II (died 1940), a Moroccan woman.{{cite book|editor=Winberg Chai|title=Saudi Arabia: A Modern Reader|isbn=978-0-88093-859-4 ==Career==
Career
Prince Fawwaz was governor of Riyadh from 1960 to 1961. On 18 June 1969, he was appointed deputy governor of Makkah Province. Then, he served as governor of the province from 1971 to 1980.{{Cite journal|author1=Ghassane Salameh|author2=Vivian Steir|date=October 1980 ==Free Princes Movement==
Prince Fawwaz was married to Fawzia bint Hussain Izzat.{{cite book Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz was one of the royal family members who were harshly criticised by Juhayman Al Otaybi and Abdullah Al Qahtani, leaders of the group that seized the Grand Mosque of Mecca in 1979, for his unabashed drinking, gambling, and corruption. ==Death==
Death
Fawwaz died in Paris on 22 July 2008, at the age of 74, after suffering from a disease.{{Cite news ==Honors==
Honors
Prince Fawwaz was the recipient of several decorations, including the Order of Cedar of Lebanon and various orders of merit from different countries.{{cite book|title=Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008|date=2007|publisher=Publitec Publications|isbn=9783598077357|page=717|doi=10.1515/9783110930047 ==Ancestry==