Khalid bin Muhammad

As it became apparent that King Abd al-Aziz was grooming his elder sons for succession, Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman began to put forward the candidacy of his own eldest son, Khalid. This may have had some support at first, but eventually a family consensus emerged and Khalid's supporters dwindled in number. Rumours abounded of plots and assassination attempts, with Khalid alleged to have tried to kill Saud ibn Abd al-Aziz and Saud said to have attempted to take Khalid's life. Whatever the truth, Khalid bin Muhammad died under mysterious circumstances in 1938.