Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain
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- Crown Prince Mohammed
- Prince Khalid
- Prince Turki
- Prince Nayef
- Prince Bandar
- Prince Rakan
| Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain | |||||
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| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) | ||||
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| House | Al Saud (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Falah bin Sultan Al Hithlain | ||||
| Mother | Munira bint Abdullah | ||||
Princess Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain Alajmi (Arabic: فهدة بنت فلاح آل حثلين العجمي) is the third spouse of Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the King of Saudi Arabia.[2] She is a member of the Al-Ajman tribe.[1] Her mother is Munira bint Abdullah[3] and her ancestors include Al-Ajman tribe leaders, Rakan and Dhaydan bin Hithlain.
Fahda married King Salman in 1984.[4] She is thirty years younger than him.[4] She has six children with King Salman: Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed, Prince Turki, Defense Minister Prince Khalid, Prince Nayef, Prince Bandar and Prince Rakan.[5] Her second eldest son, Turki, is a businessman.[6] Prince Khalid, her third eldest son, is the Minister of Defense. Prince Bandar is the head of Royal Guard which deals with personal security of the King and Crown Prince.[6]
In 2017, US intelligence officials alleged that Fahda was placed under house arrest by her son, Crown Prince Bin Salman, under the auspices of the Crown Prince's anti-corruption purge.[7] The purported arrest happened without the knowledge of King Salman, who was misled into thinking that his wife was receiving medical treatment. Saudi officials deny the US's allegations.[8]
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