Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن فهد آل سعود ''Muḥammad bin Fahd Āl Suʿūd''; born 1950) is a
Saudi prince
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), an ...
, politician, and philanthropist who served as governor of the
Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from 1985 to 2013.
He is a prince of the second generation of the
royal family
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.
Early life and education
Born in
Riyadh
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in 1950, Muhammad bin Fahd is the second son of
King Fahd
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Fahd ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'', ; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was a Saudi Arabian politician who was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia fro ...
.
Muhammad bin Fahd received his school education in the Capital Model Institute. He continued his university education in the
University of California, Santa Barbara
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where he received a bachelor's degree in
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
and
political sciences
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.
Career and philanthropy
After graduating, Muhammad bin Fahd worked in the private sector but was gradually introduced to multiple public assignments. During the early 1970s he was a major stakeholder of the Al Bilad conglomerate. Then he was appointed as assistant deputy minister of interior. In 1985, he was named governor of the Eastern Province, and his tenure ended in 2013.
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In 1999, he established the Prince Muhammad bin Fahd Foundation for Humanitarian Development, which has launched various humanitarian projects. Among other things, this foundation established the SHIFAA fund, which helps people get medical treatment. He also launched a private university in the Eastern Province, ]Prince Mohammad University
Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (Arabic: جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد ), abbreviated PMU, is a private non-profit university in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by Prince Mohammad bin Fahd, former governor of the Eas ...
.[
In 2016, Muhammad bin Fahd received an honorary doctorate of public service from the ]University of Central Florida
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in the United States.
Personal life
Muhammad bin Fahd married Jawaher bint Nayef bin Abdulaziz, with whom he had six children: Prince Turki (born 1979), Prince Khaled (born 1984), Prince Abdulaziz (born 1991), Princess Nouf (born 1975), Princess Noura (born 1981) and Princess Mashael (born 1988).
References
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Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
1950 births
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
Living people
People named in the Panama Papers
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
Muhammad
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
University of California, Santa Barbara alumni