Majid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (19 October 1938 – 13 April 2003) was a member of House of Saud and served in different cabinet positions as well as Mecca governor.

Majid bin Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh on 19 October 1938 to King Abdulaziz and Muhdi. Prince Majid was the full brother of Prince Sattam, the former Riyadh governor, Sultana and, Haya. Prince Majid received formal education in Riyadh.

At the end of 1975, Majid bin Abdulaziz was appointed by King Khalid as minister of municipal and rural affairs, being the first minister, since this ministry was first established in this year in Saudi Arabia.Prince Mutaib was also joined the Saudi cabinet at that time, being appointed minister of public works and housing. These two appointments were a move to reduce the power of Sudairi Seven in the cabinet.

Then, on 3 March 1980, Prince Majid was appointed governor of the Makkah Province, replacing Prince Fawwaz. His tenure lasted for nineteen years from 1980 to 1999. Majid resigned from office as a result of a scandal involving one of his staff.

Prince Majid argued that communism and other temporal ideologies were totally false and against human nature. Prince Majid was close to both then Crown Prince Abdullah and Sudairi Seven, acting as a floating voter in contests. However, during his tenure in Mekkah governorship he was much closer to Crown Prince Abdullah.

Prince Majid married Nuf bint Abdallah Al Fahd Al Muhanna. He has seven children, two sons and five daughters. His eldest son, Mishaal bin Majid, is the governor of Jeddah city. Other son Abdulaziz bin Majid is the former governor of Medina province. One of his daughters, Jawaher bint Majed, is the first Saudi woman to have been granted the title of the patron of arts in Saudi Arabia. His other daughter, Princess Basma, married Prince Bandar bin Faisal Al Saud.

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