In this Tuesday, May 12, 2009 photo, Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Saud bin Abdel-Aziz speaks with his visitors in front of his father picture King Saud bin Abdel-Aziz, at his palace in Al Baha province southwestern the Capital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia says Prince Mohammed bin Saud has died outside the kingdom. The 78-year-old Mohammed was not in line for the Saudi throne, but wielded influence as part of a council of royal family members that helps select the heirs to rule the oil-rich Western ally. The official Saudi Press Agency says Mohammed died abroad Saturday, July 7, 2012, but gave no other details. Funeral prayers are planned for Monday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The 78-year-old Prince Mohammed bin Saud was not in line for the Saudi throne, but wielded influence as part of a council of royal family members that helps select the heirs to rule the oil-rich Western ally.
The official Saudi Press Agency says Mohammed died Sunday, but gave no other details.
Mohammed served as defense minister in the early 1960s and managed to retain political significance after his father King Saud was forced from the throne in 1964. Mohammed also served as governor of Al Baha province in southwestern Saudi Arabia from 1986 to 2010.
Funeral prayers are planned for Monday.
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