Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud

Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman was the son of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, twice Emir of Nejd, and his cousin Sara bint Jiluwi. and his maternal grandfather was Emir Faisal's brother Jiluwi bin Turki. He had a number of half-siblings from his father's other marriages;{{cite book|year=2013|author=Alexei Vassiliev|title=King Faisal: Personality, Faith and Times There is some controversy regarding Muhammad's date of birth, with some sources making him older than Abdulaziz, an important factor in his later maneuvering for the succession. In a publication by his family his birth year is given as 1877. It is also stated that he was born in Riyadh and was younger than Abdulaziz. After his father lost power in 1891, the family went into exile in Kuwait.{{cite journal|author=Joel Carmichael|author-link=Joel Carmichael|title=Prince of Arabs ==Activities and career==

Muhammad accompanied his brother Abdulaziz on the latter's raid from November 1901 to January 1902, which resulted in Abdulaziz retaking the Masmak Castle and regaining control over Riyadh. Muhammad and his cousin Saud Al Kabeer bin Abdulaziz led the forces which helped Abdulaziz in the battle of Kanzan in 1915. In that battle the Al Ajman tribe wounded Abdulaziz and killed Muhammad's younger half-brother Saad bin Abdul Rahman. The Al Ajman then surrounded Abdulaziz's forces for almost six months before Abdulaziz managed to escape from them with the assistance of Muhammad and Saud Al Kabeer. In 1917 Muhammad went to Hajj being the first Al Saud member who made the pilgrimage after the establishment of the Kingdom of Hejaz in 1916.{{cite journal|author=Joshua Teitelbaum|title=Hashemites, Egyptians and Saudis: the tripartite struggle for the pilgrimage in the shadow of Ottoman defeat|journal=Middle Eastern Studies After Abdulaziz took control over most of Arabia and proclaimed himself king, Muhammad was appointed governor of Mecca.{{cite book Prince Muhammad and other senior family members met with King Abdulaziz upon the latter's request in late December 1934 to reaffirm their allegiance to Crown Prince Saud. However, Muhammad and his brothers Abdullah and Ahmed told the king that their allegiance to him was still active, but they did not renew their allegiance to the crown prince. Then they sent a letter to King Abdulaziz explaining the reasons for their views about Crown Prince Saud. ==Personal life and death==

One of the early palaces following the establishment of the Kingdom was built by Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman outside the walls of Riyadh which is called Atiqah Palace or Qaṣr 'Atīqa. Muhammad married many times. One of his wives was Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi, who King Abdulaziz married twice and who later became the mother of Sudairi Seven. They divorced after a few years, but remarried in 1919. Hussa bint Ahmed remained married with King Abdulaziz until the latter's death in 1953. Another spouse of Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman was Munira bint Abdullah Al Shaikh, who was the sister of Tarfa bint Abdullah, mother of King Faisal. One of Fahd's daughters is Al Jawhara who is a member of the Consultative Council. Muhammad's grandson Fahd bin Abdullah bin Muhammad was deputy defence minister. One of Muhammad's great-grandsons, Khalid bin Saud bin Khalid, was a high-ranking official at the ministry of foreign affairs. Other great-grandchildren of Muhammad are directors of the King Faisal Foundation. For instance, as of 2012 Bandar bin Saud bin Khalid Al Saud was the deputy managing director of the foundation.{{cite web|title=Statement|work=King Faisal Foundation|url=http://www.kff.com/EN01/KFF/KFFDMDStatement.html Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman died in Riyadh on 25 July 1943{{cite book|author=Sabri Sharaf|title=The House of Saud in commerce: A study of royal entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia|year=2001|publisher=I.S. Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-901254-0-0 ==References==