Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Prince Talal was born in Shubra Palace, Taif,{{cite news|title=Shubra Palace: An architectural treasure house in Taif During the reign of King Saud, Talal and Nawwaf became bitter enemies, to the point of contesting their inheritances.{{cite book|author=Joseph A. Kéchichian|title=Succession in Saudi Arabia|year=2001|pages=1, 28|publisher=Palgrave|location=New York|isbn=9780312238803 ==Positions held==

Minister of Communications Prince Talal was made minister of communications when the office was established in 1952.{{cite web|title=Brief History Ambassador to France and Spain Prince Talal served as Saudi ambassador to France and Spain between 1955 and 1957.{{cite book|author=Kai Bird|author-link=Kai Bird Minister of Finance and National Economy King Saud appointed Prince Talal as minister of finance and national economy in 1960.{{cite book|editor=Yitzhak Oron|title=Middle East Record|volume=2|year=1961|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzZ71Eh5QvMC&pg=PA419 ==Controversy==

Free Princes Movement After Prince Talal's palaces were searched by the Saudi Arabian National Guard while he was abroad, he held a press conference in Beirut on 15 August 1962. His statements caused a stir since he openly criticized and attacked the Saudi regime. As a consequence, his passport was withdrawn, his property confiscated, and some of his supporters in Saudi Arabia arrested. Soon the North Yemen Civil War began, and one week later, four crews of Saudi Arabian Airlines employees defected to Egypt. Prince Talal adopted the name of the 'Free Princes' in Cairo on 19 August 1962, and broadcast his progressive views on the Radio Cairo. Later, he, his half-brothers Fawwaz and Badr, ==Views==

In September 1961 Prince Talal called for establishing a constitutional monarchy in Saudi Arabia However, in March 2009, he called on King Abdullah to clarify the appointment of Prince Nayef as second deputy prime minister.{{cite news|author=Souhail Karam|title=Saudi prince questions king's deputy appointment|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-government-talal-idUSLS38750520090328|access-date=1 June 2012|work=Reuters ==Various official and honorary positions==

Prince Talal was one of the members of Al Saud Family Council which consisted of royals and was established by Crown Prince Abdullah in June 2000 to discuss private issues such as business activities of princes and marriages of princess to individuals who were not member of House of Saud. As part of AGFUND, he led the board of trustees of the Arab Network for NGOs based in Cairo and established the Arab Open University. Through AGFUND, he provided significant monetary support for UNICEF and UNICEF declared him as its Special Envoy in 1980. He became UNESCO's Special Envoy for Water in 2002 to encourage the development of safe water. Prince Talal was the president of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development. He also helped create the Mentor Foundation and was an honorary member of its board of trustees. He co-founded the Independent Commission for International Humanitarian Issues.{{cite web|title=HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud|work=The Mentor Foundation ==Philanthropy==

According to Riz Khan, "Prince Talal spent his post-political years developing humanitarian work, shedding the epithet 'The Red Prince' and becoming known as 'The Children's Prince' for his work with UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund." ==Personal life==

Prince Talal married four times. He first married Umm Faisal, who is the mother of Faisal. He later divorced her. Next, Talal married Mona Al Solh, a daughter of Riad Al Solh, the first prime minister of Lebanon. They had three children: a son, Turki, and two daughters, Sara and Noura. Moudie and Talal were later divorced, and she died in 2008. Prince Talal had a total of fifteen children, nine sons and six daughters. His sons are Faisal (died 1991), Al Waleed, Khalid, Turki, Abdulaziz, Abdul Rahman, Mansour, Mohammed and Mashour. His daughters are Reema, Sara, Noura, Al Jawhara, Hibatallah and Maha. From this information, it may be surmised that with his last wife, Magdah, he had six sons and three daughters. This may not be accurate, because he may also have had children by one or more concubines. ==Death==

Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud died in Riyadh on 22 December 2018. His son Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal tweeted in Arabic language: "Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz has passed away on Saturday. May God forgive him and grant him heaven". Funeral prayers were held at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque, Riyadh, following day. ==Ancestry==