Dalal bint Saud Al Saud (1957 – 10 September 2021) was a Saudi Arabian activist and philanthropist. A member of the

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, she was known for her activities concerning the welfare of youth and children at risk.

Biography

Princess Dalal was born in Riyadh as one of the daughters of

King Saud Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Suʿūd ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'', Najdi Arabic pronunciation: ; 15 January 1902 – 23 February 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 ...

, the second ruler of

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. Her mother was Terkiyah Mohammed Al Abdulaziz. Princess Dalal's full brothers included Prince Mansour, Prince Abdullah, Prince Turki, and Prince Al Waleed. Princess Dalal was the first wife of Saudi royal and businessman Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud. When they married, Prince Talal, her father-in-law, gave her a $200,000 necklace as a wedding gift which she sold to raise money for her husband. Dalal bint Saud later divorced from Prince Al Waleed with whom she had two children: Princess Reem and Prince Khalid. Khalid was born in California in 1978, and Reem was born in 1982. Dalal bint Saud was an honorary board members of the Legacy of Hope Foundation, an organization focusing on the

healthcare reform Health care reform is for the most part governmental policy that affects health care delivery in a given place. Health care reform typically attempts to: * Broaden the population that receives health care coverage through either public sector insur ...

for children worldwide. She involved in various campaigns and programs targeting youth and

children at risk CHILDREN AT RISK is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that drives changes for children through research, education, and influencing public policy. Founded in the year of 1989 in Houston, Texas and with an office opened in North Texas in 2011, ...

and

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for this group. In February 2021 Princess Dalal's daughter, Princess Reem, tweeted that Dalal had an operation to remove a tumor. She died on 10 September 2021 due to cancer. The

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reported that funeral prayers for her would be held on 13 September 2021 at the

Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque (), also known as the Grand Mosque of Riyadh or simply the Grand Mosque (), is a mosque in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located adjacent to Qasr al-Hukm while it overlooks the Deera Square. ...

in Riyadh.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saud, Dalal Saud

Dalal Dalal may refer to: * Dalal, alternative name for the black grasswren of Western Australia * Dalal (name), Arabic and Indian name * Dalal Street, downtown Mumbai, India * Dalal (clan); see Mandothi See also * ''Includes persons with the forename ...

1957 births 2021 deaths