Everything about Abdul Majeed Bin Abdul Aziz totally explained
Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdul Aziz (circa
1943–
May 5 2007) was a
Saudi Arabian prince. He was governor of
Mecca for at least 20 years, up to the time of his death, including in 2000 when Mecca became the provincial capital of the region including
Jeddah. He was seen as a close ally of his half-brother,
King Abdullah, who became
King of Saudi Arabia on the death of their half-brother
King Fahd in 2005. He had two full brothers,
Prince Badr and
Prince Abdul Illah. He was the half-brother Abdul Aziz's successors as King,
King Saud,
King Faisal,
King Khalid,
King Fahd and
King Abdullah.
He received his early education in Riyadh in traditional schools, including the Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khayyat and the Al-Anjal School in Riyadh. He served in the
Royal Saudi Navy and then studied in the
United Kingdom. He returned to Saudi Arabia to become Governor of the northerly
Tabuk province in 1980. Agriculture was developed in the province during his governership, and the area became one of the kingdom's main producers crops such as
wheat and
fruit.
He was also chief of the central hajj committee. An ambitious programme of development was undertaken in
Mecca under his stewardship at a cost of more than
US$27 billion. The developments were centered on the
Two Holy Mosques, the
Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and the
Masjid-e-Nabawi in Medina, the key destination in the annual
hajj pilgrimage, which attract millions of visitors each year. Huge commercial developments sprouted in surrounding areas, such as the
Jebel Omar scheme, which houses hotels, convention and conference centres, and prayer facilities. Architectural historians criticized the accompanying destruction of historic sites.
Communications links were improved, including port facilities were improved at
Jeddah, airports, and roads.
He called for participation of women in public life in Saudi Arabia.
The
Khadeeja bint Khuwailed Centre for Businesswomen was established in
Jeddah in 2003 by the
Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, under his patronage.
He also served on many public and charitable committees. He pushed for the creation of the first motor racing track in Saudi Arabia, and for mandatory blood testing before marriage to avoid disease.
He married Sara bint Abdul Mohsen al-Angari,
and they'd one son, Faisal bin Abdul Majeed. He suffered from
leukaemia in later years, and died in
Seattle, Washington after returning to the US following earlier surgery.
Prince
Khalid al-Faisal was appointed as his successor as Governor of Mecca.
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