19-07-2025
After 21-Year coma: Saudi Arabia mourns the passing of "Sleeping prince"
Published July 19th, 2025 - 05:59 GMT
ALBAWABA - Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, who was known as the "Sleeping Prince," died on Saturday. He had been in a coma since 2005, when he was in a car accident. He was 36 years old. Also Read Is Saudi's Sleeping Prince awake? New video sparks debate
In a post on the social media site X, his father, Prince Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, revealed the news. "We mourn the death of our beloved son, Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Our hearts are heavy with faith in God's will and deep sadness." "May God forgive him," he wrote.
On Sunday afternoon, the funeral prayer will take place at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in the Qasr Al-Hukm neighborhood in the middle of Riyadh.
{يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ، ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً، فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي، وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي}بقلوب مؤمنة بقضاء الله وقدره وببالغ الحزن والأسى ننعى إبننا الغاليالأمير الوليد بن خالد بن طلال بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود رحمه الله
الذي انتقل… — خالد بن طلال بن عبد العزيز ( أبو الوليد ) (@allah_cure_dede) July 19, 2025
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون انتقل إلى رحمة الله تعالى الوليد بن خالد بن طلال بن عبدالعزيز
اللهم اجعل قبره روضة من رياض الجنة، وثبّته عند السؤال ونسأل الله أن يجعل ما أصابه رفعةً في درجاته، وتكفيرًا لسيئاته، وأن يتغمده بواسع رحمته، ويسكنه فسيح جناته — فهده بنت فهد ال سعود (@Fahdafahadk) July 19, 2025
Since the accident in 2005, Prince Al-Waleed had been in a coma. Over the years, his condition had gotten a lot of attention across the country and the area. His family had been holding out hope for a long time that he would get better, and news about his health would sometimes make the news.
His death ends an important and emotional part of Saudi public life that a lot of people watched.
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