Famous People with Name Saud

Saud Kariri            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Saud Kariri: is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for Al Ittihad.He plays for the Saudi Arabian national team and was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Saud Bin Abdul Aziz            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Saud Bin Abdul Aziz: was King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to November 2, 1964. He was the eldest surviving son of Ibn Saud, his mother being Wad'ha bint Muhammad Al Urai'er. He became heir to the throne after the death of his older brother, Turki (the 1st) bin Abd al-Aziz (1900-1919) who was the eldest son of Abd al-Aziz Al Saud. Turki was Crown Prince of Nejd from his father's conquest of Riyadh on January 15, 1902, to his death during the influenza pandemic of 1919. The law of succession was changed immediately after Turki's death, so that the kingship of Nejd, and later all Saudi Arabia would, starting with Saud, pass from brother to brother and not father to son.

Sylvain Saudan            Origin/Culture/Country: Swiss

Sylvain Saudan: is an extreme skier, dubbed "skier of the impossible." He is noted for skiing down large and steep mountains, including those in the Himalayas. In 2007 he survived a helicopter crash in Kashmir. Saudan’s crowning achievement came in 1982 when, at age 46,

Jan Saudek            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Jan Saudek: is a Czech art photographer.Saudek's father was a Jew and the family was therefore persecuted by Germans. Many of his family members died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. Jan and his brother Karel were held in a children's concentration camp near the Polish border. He survived the war and worked for a printer starting in 1950. After completing his military service, he was inspired in 1963 by Steichen's Family of Man to try to become a serious art photographer. In 1969 he traveled to the United States and was encouraged in his work by curator Hugh Edwards.