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.
[ He was the eldest son of Prince ]Salman bin Abdulaziz
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 ...
(later king of Saudi Arabia
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). His mother was Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi, who died in July 2011. She was the daughter of Prince Salman's uncle, Turki bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, who was formerly the governor of Asir Province. Fahd bin Salman was a full brother of Prince Ahmed
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, Prince Sultan
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (c. 5 January 1928 – 22 October 2011) (Arabic: سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ''Sulṭān ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd''), called ''Sultan the Good'' (Arabic: سلطان الخير ''Sulṭa ...
, Prince Abdulaziz, Prince Faisal, and Princess Hassa.
Fahd bin Salman received a bachelor's degree 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 ...
in Riyadh,[ followed by a second bachelor of arts degree in political science from the ]University of California, Berkeley
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.[
]
Career
On his return to Saudi Arabia, Fahd bin Salman joined the ministry of interior as an advisor. Later he served as deputy governor of the Eastern province from February 1986 to February 1993. He claimed that he spent about $4 million, all of which came from his own pocket, on feasts and largesse for commoners in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
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during his deputy governorship.
From 1991 to his death in 2001, Fahd bin Salman involved in private business ventures. One of his companies was the Eirad Company, a space technology firm based in Riyadh.
Horse racing and breeding
Fahd bin Salman was introduced to horse racing in the early 1980s by his father-in-law, Khalid bin Abdullah, and he bought the famous Whatcombe stable near Lambourn
Lambourn is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It lies just north of the M4 Motorway between Swindon and Newbury, and borders Wiltshire to the west and Oxfordshire to the north. After Newmarket it is the largest centre of ra ...
in 1984.[ He later acquired a stable of ]Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
racehorses
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and established Newgate Stud in Dorset
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and in Lexington.[
His greatest success came with the colt Generous whose victories included the 1991 ]Epsom Derby
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, , and the Irish Derby
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. He won the Irish Oaks
The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it i ...
twice, in 1990 and 1999, with Knight's Baroness
Knight's Baroness (16 April 1987 – after 2008) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from July 1989 until September 1990 she recorded two wins and four places from seven starts. She showed con ...
and Ramruma
Ramruma (foaled 17 February 1996) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred in the United States, but trained in the United Kingdom during a racing career which lasted from September 1998 until September 2000. In 1999, Ramruma won five of ...
, respectively. Prince Fahd also won the Irish St Leger
The Irish St Leger is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it i ...
(1990), Derby Italiano
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(1994) and the French Derby (Prix du Jockey Club
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).[
His other horses included ]Ibn Bey
Ibn Bey (22 March 1984 – 10 December 2012) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won major races in the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, Italy and Germany as well as competing in the United States and Japan. After winning ...
, Broken Hearted, Zoman, Insan, Bint Pasha, Magic Ring and Dilum.[ In his later years, he began to devote himself to breeding horses rather than to racing.][
]
Other activities
The Prince Fahd bin Salman Charity Organization for Renal Failure Patient Care is a charitable organization founded by Prince Fahd, who was its first secretary-general. The association was formerly known as the Wafa Kidney Center in Namas and was renamed after the death of Fahd bin Salman. His father, Salman bin Abdulaziz, serves as its chairman,[ and as of 2012 his brother, Abdulaziz bin Salman, was the secretary general.
]
Personal life
Prince Fahd married his cousin Nouf bint Khalid Al Saud (1962–2021), the daughter of his paternal aunt Al Jawhara bint Abdulaziz
Al Jawhara bint Abdulaziz Al Saud is a member of the House of Saud.
Early life
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and Prince Khalid bin Abdullah.[ In 2017 Nouf involved in a ]London
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court hearing
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about her property deals in the United Kingdom. She died on 20 July 2021.
Fahd bin Salman's children are Sultan, Sara, Ahmed and Reema. One of his daughters, Princess Sara, married Talal bin Abdulaziz, a grandson of Bandar bin Abdulaziz on 26 May 2011. Their marriage ceremony was also held in Marbella
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on 2 July 2011.
Death
It was announced that Fahd bin Salman died due to heart failure in Riyadh on 25 July 2001. He had booked an appointment with a dentist at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre for a toothache. Funeral prayers were held at the Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh following regular afternoon prayer on 25 July 2001. He was buried in Al Oud cemetery
Al Oud Cemetery () is a public cemetery in al-Oud, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, known for being the resting place of many kings, crown princes and royals of the second
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in Riyadh.
Ancestry
References
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