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Nouf Bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
Nouf bint Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, نوف بنت عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Nūf bint ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd''; died August 2015) was a Saudi royal. She was known for her patronage of several exhibitions in Saudi Arabia. Biography Nouf bint Abdulaziz was one of three children of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim. Her mother, Fahda, belonged to the Abde section of the Shammar tribe. She was the daughter of Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari, who was the sheikh of the southern part of the tribe. After her husband, Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Rashid, the last emir of the Rashidi dynasty, was killed by his cousin in 1920, Fahda married Abdulaziz. Nouf had two full-siblings: King Abdullah and Princess Seeta. Nouf bint Abdulaziz married Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, a descendants of Saud bin Faisal, an uncle of King Abdulaziz. One of her children was Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud, Saudi education minister from 2009 to 2013. Nouf bint Abdulaziz funded several exhibiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faisal Bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1950)
Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud ( ar, فيصل بن عبدالله آل سعود, Fayṣal bin ʿAbdullāh Āl Saʿūd; born 13 May 1950) is a retired Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who served as the Saudi Arabian minister of education from 2009 to 2013 in the administration of King Abdullah, his maternal uncle and father-in-law. He is a member of the House of Saud. Early life and education Faisal bin Abdullah was born in Riyadh on 13 May 1950. He is one of the descendants of Saud bin Faisal. His mother is Nouf bint Abdulaziz Al Saud, a daughter of King Abdulaziz and the full sister of King Abdullah. Prince Faisal was educated in the United States, receiving a bachelor's degree in business administration from Menlo College in 1971 and a master's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University in 1977. His master's degree studies included the fields of values, technologies and society, and futurology. Career Faisal bin Abdullah worked in the research and indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeta Bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
Seeta bint Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, صيتة بنت عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Ṣeeyta bint 'Abd al 'Azīz Āl Sa'ūd''; 1930 – 13 April 2011) was a daughter of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and the younger full-sister of King Abdullah. Early life Princess Seeta was born in 1930. She was the daughter of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari who was one of two Rashidi women married to him. She was the younger full sister of King Abdullah with whom she was very close. She had also a full sister, Nouf bint Abdulaziz, who died in August 2015. Activities Seeta bint Abdulaziz was very active in charitable efforts. However, she was also active in forming women groups such as the Princesses' Council. Furthermore, the first and second Saudi Women's Forum was carried out under her patronage in 2009 and 2010, respectively. In May 2011, a conference entitled “Saudi Women of Tomorrow” was also organized under her patronage. She sponsored many charities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughters Of Ibn Saud
A daughter is a female reproduction, offspring; a girl or a woman in relation to her parents. Daughterhood is the state of being someone's daughter. The male counterpart is a son. Analogously the name is used in several areas to show relations between groups or elements. From biological perspective, a daughter is a first degree relative. The word daughter also has several other connotations attached to it, one of these being used in reference to a female descendant or consanguinity. It can also be used as a term of endearment coming from an elder. In patriarchy, patriarchal societies, daughters often have different or lesser familial rights than sons. A family may prefer to have sons rather than daughters and subject daughters to female infanticide. In some societies it is the custom for a daughter to be 'sold' to her husband, who must pay a bride price. The reverse of this custom, where the parents pay the husband a sum of money to compensate for the financial burden of the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Deaths
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21st-century Saudi Arabian Women
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Khaleej Times
''Khaleej Times'' is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Launched on 16 April 1978, ''Khaleej Times'' is the UAE's longest-running English daily newspaper. History and profile A partnership between the UAE government, the Galadari Brothers and the Dawn Media Group in Pakistan began publishing the daily on 16 April 1978, making it the first English daily in the UAE. The founding team consisted of Mahmoud Haroon, Muzammil Ahmed, M.J. Zahedi, Malcolm Payne (the first editor-in-chief) and Iqbal Noorie (in charge of circulation). They were soon joined by Patrick Heyland who was in charge of advertising and promotion. The editorial staff of the paper includes multiple nationalities, mostly from the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka), but also Emiratis, Arabs from the wider region (notably Egyptians, Syrians and Jordanians), Lebanese, Mexicans, British, Americans and Filipinos. The broadsheet comprises the general n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Khalid
Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Khalid ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'' ; 13 February 1913 13 June 1982) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and politician who served as King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 to his death in 1982. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 29 March 1965 to 25 March 1975. He was the fifth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. He was the third of Abdulaziz's six sons who have been kings (the others were Saud, Faisal, Fahd, Abdullah and Salman). Khalid was the son of King Abdulaziz and Al Jawhara bint Musaed Al Jiluwi. He assisted his half-brother Prince Faisal in his duties as foreign minister of Saudi Arabia. Khalid served as viceroy of the Hejaz region for a brief time in the 1930s. He visited the United States in 1943 together with Faisal, establishing relations between the two countries. He was appointed as the deputy prime minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre
The King Abdulaziz Historical Center (KAHC) () is a translocational compound that includes prominent cultural and heritage landmarks in the al-Murabba and al-Futah neighborhoods of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, encompassing the al-Murabba Palace, the National Museum, King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives, King Abdulaziz Public Library, King Abdulaziz Auditorium, Red Palace and Riyadh Water Tower besides six municipal parks and gardens, including the National Museum Park, al-Watan Park, the One Hundred Palm Trees Park and al-Yamamah Park. It was inaugurated in January 1999 by King Fahd to mark the centenary year of the Emirate of Riyadh, the first iteration of modern Saudi Arabia. It is not the "historic centre" of the city as this lies to the south around Masmak fort and the main Friday Mosque in the Dira district. The origin of the ''King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre'' is the former compound of the Murabba' Palace, which was built in 1936/37 by King Abdul Aziz abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saud Bin Faisal Bin Turki Al 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 (1727–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayidaty
''Sayidaty'' (Arabic سيدتي ''Sayyidatī'', meaning ''My Lady'' in English) is a weekly Arabic and a monthly English women's magazine published in both Riyadh and Beirut and distributed throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and America. History ''Sayidaty'' was founded by Hisham Hafiz and his brother Muhammed Hafiz in London. Later, it was started in Riyadh in March 1981. The magazine was relocated from London to Riyadh in 2005. The English edition was launched in 2007.(24 December 2007)First issue of Sayidaty magazine in English releases in Riyadh ''AMEinfo'', Retrieved 13 December 2010 Hala Al Nasser, who is current editor-in-chief of ''Rotana Magazine'', is one of the magazine's former editors. As of 2013 Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi was the editor-in-chief of the magazine who appointed to the post in 2004. As of 2010 Lebanese journalist Hadia Said was the cultural editor of the magazine. End of 2020 Lama Alshethri was the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ''ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd'', Najdi Arabic pronunciation: ; 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was King of Saudi Arabia, King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 13 June 1982. He was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, and the fifth of Abdulaziz's six sons who were kings. Abdullah was the son of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim. His mother was a member of the Rashidi dynasty, Al Rashid dynasty, historical rivals of the Al Saud dynasty. Abdullah held important political posts throughout most of his adult life. In 1961 he became mayor of Mecca, his first public office. The following year, he was appointed commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a post he was still holding when he became king. He also served as deputy def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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