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Prince Mansour bin Muqrin of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who died in a helicopter crash near the Yemeni border in 2017. Photo/Twitter @ASIRMUNICIPAL
RIYADH – Prince Mansour bin Muqrin from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had died in a helicopter crash near the Yemeni border on November 5, 2017.
His death became a mystery because the kingdom did not reveal the cause of the accident. In fact, Middle East Eye in October 2018 claimed that Prince Mansour was killed by the Harimau Squad – a team of Saudi executioners who target dissidents.
According to a report by Middle East Eye, Prince Mansour was killed by the Tiger Squad for fleeing the “cleansing” in Saudi Arabia which began on November 4, 2017.
Prince Mansour Brief Profile
Prince Mansour bin Muqrin is a senior member of the House of Saud born in 1974. He is also known as a businessman.
Mansour is the second youngest son of Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz and Abta bint Hamoud Al Rashid.
Prince Muqrin was the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia when his brother, Salman bin Abdulaziz, ascended the throne to become king of Saudi Arabia in 2015 and has been in power until now.
Prince Muqrin’s position as crown prince did not last long as he was later ousted by King Salman and replaced by Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. Prince Mohammed was later ousted and replaced by King Salman’s son, Prince Mohammed bin Salman — in what became known as the “palace coup” in 2017.
Returning to the figure of Prince Mansour, he was once appointed as an adviser at the Palace of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. He was even appointed as an adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques or the King of Saudi Arabia in April 2015 with the rank of minister.
His career in business was also successful before his death. At least, he was once a partner in the Ethan Allen franchise. Not only that, Prince Mansour was once deputy chairman of the Al Bayan Foundation, a foundation that builds higher education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Tragic and Mysterious Death of Prince Mansour
Prince Mansour died under mysterious circumstances when his helicopter crashed near the Yemeni border on November 5, 2017. It came hours after a massive “purge” of the kingdom’s political and business leadership led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
According to the local Interior Ministry, Prince Mansour died along with seven other officials while returning from an inspection tour on 5 November 2017.
