British Vice-consul of Jeddah
Killed by Prince Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Cyril Ousman was a British citizen who had been in Arabia since 1929 and worked as an engineer. Later he became the British vice-consul in Jeddah. He held a party on 16 November 1951 where Prince Mishari, aged nineteen, was among the guests. Ousman refused to pour Mishari another drink, since he had already reached his maximum limit. Mishari left, and came back shortly carrying a gun and fired into the Ousman's home. His wife, Dorothy Ousman, was shielded by her husband, and Ousman was shot dead by Prince Mishari.
Ousman was buried next day in Jeddah's non-Muslim cemetery. In 1952, King Abdulaziz imposed a total ban on alcohol in his kingdom. Ousman's wife left Jeddah quietly, accepting King Abdulaziz's compensation. Mishari was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was spared the death penalty due to his royal status. Mishari was released during the reign of King Saud.
Raymond A. Hare, then US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, argued in a letter to US Foreign Service dated 25 November 1951 that the murder was very similar to a scene in an American movie that Prince Mishari, Cyril Ousman and his wife had watched together only a few days before the incident.
-contributed by member 49654896
Killed by Prince Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Cyril Ousman was a British citizen who had been in Arabia since 1929 and worked as an engineer. Later he became the British vice-consul in Jeddah. He held a party on 16 November 1951 where Prince Mishari, aged nineteen, was among the guests. Ousman refused to pour Mishari another drink, since he had already reached his maximum limit. Mishari left, and came back shortly carrying a gun and fired into the Ousman's home. His wife, Dorothy Ousman, was shielded by her husband, and Ousman was shot dead by Prince Mishari.
Ousman was buried next day in Jeddah's non-Muslim cemetery. In 1952, King Abdulaziz imposed a total ban on alcohol in his kingdom. Ousman's wife left Jeddah quietly, accepting King Abdulaziz's compensation. Mishari was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was spared the death penalty due to his royal status. Mishari was released during the reign of King Saud.
Raymond A. Hare, then US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, argued in a letter to US Foreign Service dated 25 November 1951 that the murder was very similar to a scene in an American movie that Prince Mishari, Cyril Ousman and his wife had watched together only a few days before the incident.
-contributed by member 49654896
British Vice-consul of Jeddah
Killed by Prince Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Cyril Ousman was a British citizen who had been in Arabia since 1929 and worked as an engineer. Later he became the British vice-consul in Jeddah. He held a party on 16 November 1951 where Prince Mishari, aged nineteen, was among the guests. Ousman refused to pour Mishari another drink, since he had already reached his maximum limit. Mishari left, and came back shortly carrying a gun and fired into the Ousman's home. His wife, Dorothy Ousman, was shielded by her husband, and Ousman was shot dead by Prince Mishari.
Ousman was buried next day in Jeddah's non-Muslim cemetery. In 1952, King Abdulaziz imposed a total ban on alcohol in his kingdom. Ousman's wife left Jeddah quietly, accepting King Abdulaziz's compensation. Mishari was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was spared the death penalty due to his royal status. Mishari was released during the reign of King Saud.
Raymond A. Hare, then US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, argued in a letter to US Foreign Service dated 25 November 1951 that the murder was very similar to a scene in an American movie that Prince Mishari, Cyril Ousman and his wife had watched together only a few days before the incident.
-contributed by member 49654896
Killed by Prince Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Cyril Ousman was a British citizen who had been in Arabia since 1929 and worked as an engineer. Later he became the British vice-consul in Jeddah. He held a party on 16 November 1951 where Prince Mishari, aged nineteen, was among the guests. Ousman refused to pour Mishari another drink, since he had already reached his maximum limit. Mishari left, and came back shortly carrying a gun and fired into the Ousman's home. His wife, Dorothy Ousman, was shielded by her husband, and Ousman was shot dead by Prince Mishari.
Ousman was buried next day in Jeddah's non-Muslim cemetery. In 1952, King Abdulaziz imposed a total ban on alcohol in his kingdom. Ousman's wife left Jeddah quietly, accepting King Abdulaziz's compensation. Mishari was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was spared the death penalty due to his royal status. Mishari was released during the reign of King Saud.
Raymond A. Hare, then US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, argued in a letter to US Foreign Service dated 25 November 1951 that the murder was very similar to a scene in an American movie that Prince Mishari, Cyril Ousman and his wife had watched together only a few days before the incident.
-contributed by member 49654896
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