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Fahda Bint Falah Al Hithlain
Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain ( ar, فهدة بنت فلاح آل حثلين) is the third spouse of Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the king of Saudi Arabia. She is a member of the Ajman tribe. Her mother is Munira bint Abdullah and her ancestors include Ajman tribe leaders, Rakan and Dhaydan bin Hithlain. Fahda has six children with King Salman: Prince Mohammed, Prince Khalid, Prince Turki, Prince Nayef, Prince Bandar and Prince Rakan. In 2018 several US media outlets, including NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ..., reported rumors that Fahda's eldest son, Crown Prince Mohammed, did not allow his mother to see King Salman. She was not involved in any public events between 2015 and 2020, but she reappeared at such events from March 2020. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Of Saudi Arabia
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود, , ; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, he assumed the throne on 23 January 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 16 June 2012 to 23 January 2015. Salman is the 3rd oldest living head of state and the oldest living monarch. Salman is a son of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi, making him one of the Sudairi Seven. He was the deputy governor of Riyadh and later the governor of Riyadh for 48 years from 1963 to 2011. He was then appointed minister of defense. He was named crown prince in 2012. Salman became king in 2015 upon the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah. Since December 2019, he is the oldest surviving son of King Abdulaziz. Salman's major initiatives as king include the Saudi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Bin Salman
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, translit=Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), colloquially known by his initials MBS or MbS, is Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. He also serves as the chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs and chairman of the Council of Political and Security Affairs. He is considered the ''de facto'' ruler of Saudi Arabia, being deemed as such even before his appointment as prime minister in 2022. He served as minister of defense from 2015 to 2022. He is the seventh son of King Salman. Mohammed was born as the eldest of six children to Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and his third wife, Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain. After obtaining a law degree from King Saud University, he served as an advisor to his father. After Salman ascended the throne in January 2015, he appointed Mohammed as minister of defense, and Mohammed was also given the role of deputy crown prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Bin Salman Al Saud
Khalid bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن سلمان آل سعود ''Khālid bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd''; born 1988), is a Saudi royal, diplomat, and politician who serves as the Saudi Arabian minister of defense. He was appointed defense minister on 27 September 2022. He is the tenth child and ninth son of King Salman. Early life and education Khalid bin Salman was born in 1988. He is the son of King Salman and his third spouse, Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain. Prince Khalid earned a bachelor's degree in aviation sciences from King Faisal Air Academy, and continued his education in the United States. He obtained a certificate from Harvard University in their senior executives in the national and international security program. He also studied advanced electronic warfare in Paris, France. Prince Khalid was enrolled in Georgetown University to pursue his higher education in the university's master of arts in security studies program. Due to various official duties and tasks, his st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turki Bin Salman Al Saud
Turki bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, تركي بن سلمان آل سعود ''Turkī ibn Salmān Āl Su‘ūd'') (born 1987) is a Saudi prince and businessman who is the chairman of Tharawat Holding Company. On 9 February 2013 he was appointed chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) and served in the post until 6 April 2014. Biography Prince Turki was born in Riyadh in 1987. He is the ninth child of King Salman bin Abdulaziz. Prince Turki's mother is Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain, the third spouse of King Salman. He is the full brother of Mohammed bin Salman, defense minister and crown prince of Saudi Arabia, and of Prince Khalid, deputy defense minister. Prince Turki received a bachelor's degree in marketing from King Saud University. Prince Turki was appointed chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) in February 2013. He replaced his half-brother Prince Faisal in the post. Prince Turki's term as chairman ended in April 2014 when he resigned from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Saud
The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), and his brothers, though the ruling faction of the family is primarily led by the descendants of Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman, the modern founder of Saudi Arabia. The most influential position of the royal family is the King of Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarch. The family in total is estimated to comprise some 15,000 members; however, the majority of power, influence and wealth is possessed by a group of about 2,000 of them. Some estimates of the royal family's wealth measure their net worth at $1.4 trillion. This figure includes the market capitalization of Saudi Aramco, the state oil and gas company, and its vast assets in fossil fuel reserves. The House of Saud has had three phases: the Emirate of Diriyah, the First Saudi State (1727–181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Saudi Arabia
The king of Saudi Arabia is the monarchial head of state and ruler of Saudi Arabia who holds absolute power. He is the head of the Saudi Arabian royal family, the House of Saud. The king is called the "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques" (), a title that signifies Saudi Arabia's jurisdiction over the mosques of Great Mosque of Mecca, Masjid al Haram in Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina. The title has been used many times through the history of Islam. The first Saudi monarch to use the title was Faisal of Saudi Arabia, King Faisal; however, Khalid of Saudi Arabia, King Khalid did not use the title after him. In 1986, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, King Fahd replaced "Majesty, His Majesty" with the title of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and it has been ever since used by both Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah and Salman of Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin Abdulaziz. History Ibn Saud King Abdul-Aziz (known in the West as Ibn Saud) regained his patrimony, which is known as tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajman (tribe)
Al-Ajman or al-'Ijman ( ar, العُجمان, singular Ajmi ar, العجمي) is an Arabian tribal confederation in the Arabian Peninsula, with Ajman spread across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Origin Al-Ajman is a Qahtanite Arab tribe that is descended from Banu Yam tribe. Most of Ajman left their nomadic life and lived in northeastern of Saudi Arabia. History The Ajman were noted for being important players in the politics of eastern Arabia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Their most famous leader (or ''sheikh'') during the 19th-20th century was Rakan bin Hithlain, who is still well known in Arabian tribal lore. He was noted for his poetry and is often known as the maternal grandfather of the current Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman. In 1861 the Ajman were defeated by Faisal bin Turki, the Imam of the Second Saudi State, after challenging his rule in the 1850s. Faisal bin Turki later married into the tribe. Later they support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakan Bin Hithlain
Rakan bin Falah bin Mani’ bin Hathleen Al-Ajmi (1814–1892), also known as Abu Falah, was a prince, poet, warrior, and leader of the Ajman (tribe), Ajman tribe. His father, Falah bin Hethlin, was sheikh. Upon the death of his father in 1845, the sheikhdom moved to Rakan's uncle Hizam. When he abdicated due to old age in 1859, Rakan became the Sheikh of the Ajman tribe. Rakan was imprisoned in the city of Niš in Principality of Serbia, Serbia while it was affiliated with the Ottoman Empire, during the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878), Serbian–Turkish War (1876–1878), and he participated in a battle between the Serbs and the Ottomans during his imprisonment. Marriage Rakan fell in love with and composed a poem to the unnamed daughter of Amer bin Jafn Al Safran. Rakan's father heard the poem and sent his people to betrothe her to Rakan. Amer bin Jafn agreed to the marriage. Rakan and Amer's daughter had a child named Falah bin Rakan bin Hathleen. Leadership Falah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
