Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud

In this Arabic name, the surname is 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
Names
Faisal bin Musaid bin Abdulaziz
HouseAl Saud
FatherMusa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
MotherWatfa bint Muhammad bin Talal Al Rashid
Criminal information
Cause of deathBeheading (execution)
Known forAssassination of King Faisal
ConvictionMurder
Criminal penaltyExecution

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

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