Prince Al-Waleed, a member of the Saudi royal family, has been in a coma since a car accident in 2005 while he was studying. Even though doctors said there was little hope, his father chose to keep him on life support, believing that he might wake up one day.
Prince Al-Waleed of Saudi Arabia, known as the ‘Sleeping Prince’, has been in a coma since a 2005 car accident while studying at a military college.
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, a member of the Saudi royal family widely known as the "Sleeping Prince", marked his 36th birthday on April 18, 2025
Despite medical advice to end life support, his father declined, holding on to hope for recovery. Prince Al-Waleed, the great-grandson of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz, continues to receive life support in Riyadh. His family remains hopeful.
The Prince remains unaware of the years gone by, tethered to life through machines at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh.
Despite medical advice to end life support, his father, Prince Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, stood firm in his belief. "If God had wanted him to die in the accident, he would have been in his grave now," he said, choosing instead to continue the fight for his son’s life.
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, though a member of the Saudi royal family, is not a direct son or brother of the current monarch.
His grandfather, Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, was one of the many sons of King Abdulaziz Al Saud, the founding monarch of modern Saudi Arabia. This lineage makes Prince Al-Waleed a great-grandson of King Abdulaziz.