Saudi Arabia ‘Sleeping Prince’ passes away after 20 years in coma

Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, famously known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” passed away on Saturday, July 19, after spending 20 years in a coma folowing a traumatic brain surgery. He was 36.

In a post on X, his father, Prince Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, confirmed the news of his son’s passing.

For men: At Imam Turki



bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh after Asr prayer

For women: At King Faisal Specialist Hospital after Dhuhr prayer

Condolences will be received for three days — Sunday, Monday, July 21, and Tuesday, July 22:

Men: At Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Palace in the Al-Fakhriyah district

Women: At Al-Fakhriyah Palace, formerly the residence of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz