He was a full brother of Prince Talal . Their mother was an Armenian , Munaiyir , whose family escaped from the Armenian Genocide experienced under the reign of the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923 . She converted to Islam . Munaiyir was presented to Abdulaziz when she was 12 years old in the place of emir of Unayzah in 1921 . Their first child , Talal , was born in 1924 . Following the tradition , Munaiyir became to be known as Umm Talal , " mother of Talal " . However , in 1927 , the three-year-old Talal died . Later , she gave four children to Ibn Saud , one of them is Prince Nawwaf . It is not exactly known when Abdulaziz divorced his fourth wife and formally wed Munaiyir . It is reported by her family that she remained illiterate all her life . Munaiyir was regarded by British diplomats in Saudi Arabia as one of Ibn Saud ’s favourite wives . She was as known for her intelligence as for her beauty . Munaiyir died in December 1991
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud