Saud bin Nayef Al Saud

On the death of King Abdullah in 2015, he was passed over in the line of succession in favor of his younger brother Mohammed.

Saud bin Nayef was the head of the Crown Prince Court and special advisor to the Crown Prince at the rank of minister from November 2011 to 13 January 2013. He replaced Ali bin Ibrahim Al Hadeethi as head of the court. During his tenure, Prince Saud exercised the power given him through this appointment on behalf of his father rather than on his own authority. His term as the head of the court and special advisor to the Crown Prince continued after Prince Nayef's death in June 2012 for six months.

On 13 January 2013, Prince Saud was appointed governor of the oil-rich Eastern province at the rank of minister, replacing Mohammed bin Fahd.

His son, Mohammed bin Saud, has Al Naifat stable. He won the Belgium International championship and World Horse Producers Cup in the US in April 2012. He also won the Di Pietrasanta international B show in May 2012. Two horses from the Al Naifat stable, Diana and Mascot, were chosen as the most beautiful horses among more than 100 Arab origin horses in the same event.

Next, Prince Saud was appointed assistant minister of interior for public affairs and advisor to then-second deputy prime minister, his father late Prince Nayef in July 2011.

In addition to these semi-public roles, in December 2011, Saud bin Nayef was appointed member of the Allegiance Council since his father could not have a seat in the Council due to being then crown prince.

Saud bin Nayef was married twice. His first wife is Princess Abeer bint Faisal bin Turki. They have four children: Jawahir, Abdulaziz (born 1983), Mohammed and Nora. He had another daughter, Sara, with his second wife, but the child died in infancy. His son, Mohammed, is married to a daughter of Sultan bin Abdulaziz. One of Prince Saud's daughters married Faisal bin Saud bin Abdullah Al Faisal in October 2010 and the other married Nayef bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz on 10 December 2010.

Saud bin Nayef was appointed vice president of the youth welfare presidency in January 1986. However, he resigned after six months. Then he had business dealings. In February 1993, he began to serve as the deputy governor of the Eastern Province and left business activities. His term lasted until 2003. Shortly after, he was appointed Saudi ambassador to Spain on 10 September 2003 and served as ambassador until July 2011. While serving as ambassador he contributed to the organization of interfaith conference in Madrid that brought together Israeli and American rabbis and Wahhabi clerics in July 2008. The conference was an initiative of King Abdullah.

Saud bin Nayef (born 1956) (Arabic: سعود بن نايف بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ‎) is the former head of the Crown Prince Court and special advisor to the Saudi Crown Prince. He is governor of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia as well as a member of House of Saud. Prince Saud was once regarded as one of the candidates for king or crown prince when succession passed to the new generation.

Prince Saud was born in 1956. He is the eldest son and one of ten children of the former Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Nayef bin Abdulaziz. His mother is Al Jawhara bint Abdulaziz bin Musaid Al Jiluwi. She was a member of the powerful Jiluwi clan whose members have been intermarried with those of House of Saud, and sister of King Fahd's wife. Prince Mohammed is his younger brother.