Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud
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Mecca
- Nouf bint Khalid (divorced)
- Noura bint Bandar
| Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud | |||||
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| Born | 12 January 1943 Mecca | ||||
| Died | 21 August 2011 (aged 68) | ||||
| Burial | Al Adl cemetery, Mecca | ||||
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| House | Al Saud | ||||
| Father | Abdullah bin Faisal | ||||
| Mother | Al Jawhara bint Khalid bin Mohammed | ||||
| Alma mater | University of Fribourg | ||||
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الله آل سعود; 12 January 1943 – 21 August 2011) was a Saudi royal who served as the chairman of Al Faisaliah Group and Al Ahly football club. He was a grandson of King Faisal and a son of Abdullah bin Faisal.
Prince Mohammed was born in Mecca on 12 January 1943.[1][2] He was the second child of Abdullah bin Faisal and Al Jawhara bint Khalid bin Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman.[3][4] His maternal grandfather, Khalid, was a nephew of King Abdulaziz. Prince Mohammed had six full brothers, including Khalid.[5]
Prince Mohammed completed his primary and secondary education in Taif.[1] He attended a high school in Lausanne, and received a bachelor's degree in commerce and trade from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland in 1967.[1]
Career
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Prince Mohammed held various government positions at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency in Jeddah and at the Ministry of Education.[3] First, he worked as an advisor in the monetary agency.[2] In 1970 he was appointed director of overseas education at the ministry.[2] He was the assistant deputy minister of education.[6] He resigned from the office in 1983.[7]
Then Prince Mohammed served as the director of Al Faisaliah Group[8] founded by his father, in 1970.[9] In January 2004 Prince Mohammed introduced Saudi businesswoman Lubna Olayan to the US President Bill Clinton at the Jeddah Economic Forum.[10]
In addition, Prince Mohammed was the chairman of the board of directors of Al Takamul International Company for Commercial Investment, Qassim Cement Company and the National Takamul Foundation for Agriculture.[1] He was the cofounder of the Arab Thought Foundation and a member of the board of trustees of King Faisal Foundation.[11]
Prince Mohammed was also one of the presidents of Al Ahly football club.[12]
Literary works and views
Like his father Prince Mohammed was a poet.[11] He published several poetry books.[1]
Prince Mohammed openly criticised the Saudi education system arguing that it produced terrorists in a television interview on Al Arabiya.[13]