Ahmed bin Fahd Al Saud (born 9 September 1986) is a member of Saudi royal family. He is the deputy governor of Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.

Early life and education

Prince Ahmed was born on 9 September 1986. His father is late

Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Fahd bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, فهد بن سلمان آل سعود, Fahd bin Salman Āl Su‘ūd; 1955 – 25 July 2001) was a Saudi royal, businessman, and thoroughbred racer. Early life and education Prince Fahd was born in Riyadh in 1955. H ...

; the eldest son of

King Salman 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 ...

. His mother is Nouf bint Khalid ibn Abdullah who died on 20 July 2021. Ahmed bin Fahd has one brother, Sultan, and two sisters, Sara and Reema. His mother's family controls

Mawarid Holding Mawarid Holding is a private Saudi investment company. It was established in 1968. Its headquarters are in Suleimania, Riyadh. It manages and controls investments in diversified businesses in financial services, telecommunications, satellite tele ...

, which owns OSN, one of the largest satellite television providers in the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

, and

American Express American Express Company (Amex) is an American multinational corporation specialized in payment card services headquartered at 200 Vesey Street in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The company was found ...

Middle East. Ahmed bin Fahd received his primary education at the Dhahran schools in the Eastern provinces. He attended Najd schools in

Al Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

and then, Al Riyadh schools in 2003. He earned a bachelor's degree in law from the

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 ...

in 2007. Also, he also undertook specialized courses in the fields of research, assets administration, brokerage and investment banking from the Jadwa Investment Corporation.

Career

In 2014 Ahmed in Fahd worked at the department of political affairs in the Saudi embassy in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. In April 2017, he was appointed deputy governor of the

Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia The Eastern Province ( ar, المنطقة الشرقية '), also known as the Eastern Region, is the easternmost of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest province by area and the third most populous after the Riyadh Province and th ...

, home to the world's largest onshore oil field. Abqaiq, the world's largest oil processing plant, the

Ghawar Ghawar (Arabic: الغوار) is an oil field located in Al-Ahsa Governorate, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Measuring (some ), it is by far the largest conventional oil field in the world, and accounts for roughly a third of the cumulative ...

oilfield, and the kingdom's

Shiite Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...

minority are all located in the Eastern Province.

Personal life

Ahmed bin Fahd is married to Salma bint Badr bin Abdul Mohsen Al Saud. They married on 9 December 2014 and have a daughter, Nouf (born July 2019). Ahmed bin Fahd has many charitable concerns and humanitarian contributions. He is a member of many charitable associations and organizations, including: * Honorary member of the disabled kids association in Riyadh. * A member in the development committee of the charitable organization for orphans care (Insan). * He joined the board of directors of the charitable organization for orphans care (Insan) on (13 April 2013).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saud, Ahmed Fahd

Ahmed Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

1986 births

King Saud University alumni Living people