Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud ( 1950 – ) is the oldest of the 22 children of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is the King of Saudi Arabia. He succeeded to the throne on 1 August 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. When Crown Prince, he governed Saudi Arabia as regent from 1998 to 2005...

. Despite being the eldest son of the Saudi king, the Prince is not in the Saudi line of succession.

Education

The Prince was born in Riyadh

Riyadh

Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...

 and schooled at Taif-Barmana School in Lebanon

Lebanon

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 and secondary school in Jeddah

Jeddah

Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...

. He obtained a BA in Public Administration from College of Commerce and Economics at King Abdul-Aziz University.

Military career

Educated at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

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, he first served as Director of Administration and Planning at the National Guard from 1974 to 1976. In 1979 he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard

Saudi Arabian National Guard

The Saudi Arabian National Guard is a separate military force of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is not part of the Saudi Arabian Defence Forces, due to its specific role as a counterbalance to the regular military. It serves both as defence force against external threats and as a security force...

 West and remained in the position until 1992.

Later life

The Prince later became the honorary head (President) of the Jeddah

Jeddah

Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...

 football club Al-Ahli. The Prince is a member of the Saudi Football Federation.

His children are:

• Princess Dana, born 1981
• Prince Faisal, born 1983
• Prince Abdul-Aziz, born 1986
• Princess Latifa, born 1992

Confusion regarding death

On 11 June 2011, the Associated Press erroneously reported Prince Khalid as having died, confusing him instead with King Abdullah's grand-nephew—Khalid bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdul-Aziz. On 12 June 2011, AP sent a retraction correcting the earlier false report of Prince Khalid's demise.