Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن مساعد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 19 February 1965) is the son of Prince Mosaad bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. He was general president of Saudi Arabia's General Sports Authority from 2014 to 2017. He is the founder of United World Group, which holds entities such as

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

, Beerschot, Al-Hilal United,

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, and Kerala United.

Life and education

His father is Prince Mosaad bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and his mother is Princess Fatima bint Hashim bin Turki Al Nijris from the north-eastern Syrian city of Deir Al Zoar. Born in 1965 in Riyadh, Prince Abdullah moved with his family to study in Beirut and returned to Riyadh at the age of 10. He has bachelors and masters degrees in Industrial Engineering from

King Saud University King Saud University (KSU, ar, جامعة الملك سعود) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in the K ...

Business activities

In 1989 Prince Abdullah founded a paper manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia, the SPMC Group, along with some partners. The company expanded its operations to include paper recycling and other related paper ventures and became one of the largest companies in the Middle East, with overseas interests. Prince Abdullah sold his interest in the company in 2016. Prince Abdullah was the chairman of the leading Saudi Arabian

Al-Hilal FC Al Hilal Saudi Football Club ( ar, نادي الهلال السعودي), simply known as Al Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their football team competes in the Saudi Professional League. They are the m ...

for 18 months between 2002 and 2004 during which time the club won the Crown Prince Cup. During his brother's chairmanship of Al-Hilal, Prince Abdullah supervised the club's investments. He remains a supporter of the club. In September 2013, Prince Abdullah purchased a 50 percent stake in English then- EFL League One club

and became co-chairman with Kevin McCabe. In February 2018, Prince Abdullah entered into negotiations with McCabe to take full control of Sheffield United. In September 2019, Prince Abdullah owned 100% of the club including all club-related properties (stadium, academy, hotel, etc.) after winning a legal case against his partner as per the High Court decision in UK. In April 2021, Sheffield United announced that their chairman Prince Abdullah had resigned from his position for personal reasons. In mid-2018, Prince Abdullah controlled 50% of the Belgian football club

KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen, or simply Beerschot, is a Belgian professional football club located in Antwerp, that competes in the second-tier First Division B after relegating from the top tier in the 2021–22 season. In 201 ...

in the southern part of the city of Antwerp, and in January 2020 he increased his share in this club to 75%. Two years after Prince Abdullah took over Beerschot went on to win the league final in August 2020. The club was promoted back to the Belgian First Division. The club changed its name back to K Beerschot V Antwerp, its original name from the origin of the club. The club also acquired the historic registration number "13" again. Around February 2020, it was announced that Prince Abdullah took ownership of the newly established

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in Dubai, UAE. In October 2020, Prince Abdullah became the owner of the newly formed

Kerala United FC Kerala United Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Malappuram, Kerala. Founded in 1976 as ''Calicut Quartz FC'', the club was an amateur and academy side during its early years. In December 2011, they announced intent ...

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based in Kerala,India. In March 2021, it was announced that he has ownership of

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of the National division based in Châteauroux, France.file:Prince-Abdullah-bin-Mosaad-bin-Abdulaziz-Al-Saud.jpg, Prince Abdullah bought a 50% stake of English football club

Career

In June 2014, Prince Abdullah was appointed Ministry of Sports (Saudi Arabia), General President of General Sports Authority in Saudi Arabia making him at the same time the head of the

Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee (IOC code: KSA; ar, اللجنة الأولمبية السعودية وأولمبياد المعاقين) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee representing Saudi Arabia. U ...

, and the head of

Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation The Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF; Arabic: الاتحاد الرياضي للتضامن الاسلامي) is the supreme authority governing the Islamic Solidarity Games. It is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organizati ...

. His tenure began on the 26 of June 2014 and ended on the 22 of April 2017. He was succeeded by Mohammed Abdul Malik Al Al-Sheikh. Later the Authority became a ministry.

Private life

Prince Abdullah married Princess Jawaher bint Fahd bint Abdullah Al Saud. He has five daughters and two sons. He is a fan of

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.Karen Elliott House, ''On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines and Future.'', New York, New York: Alfred P. Knopf, 2012, p. 123 A Fantasy Football player, a chapter in the book ”Wasting Your Wildcard”: ''The Method and Madness of Fantasy Football'' by David Wardale, is about Prince Abdullah.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saud, Abdullah Musaid

Abdullah Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakis ...

1965 births Al Hilal SFC presidents

King Saud University alumni Living people People from Riyadh Saudi Arabian expatriates in England Saudi Arabian people of Turkish descent Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslims Saudi Arabian writers Sheffield United F.C. directors and chairmen