Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud
Saudi royal and government official (1950–2025)
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Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن فهد آل سعود Muḥammad bin Fahd Āl Suʿūd; 4 January 1950 – 28 January 2025)[1] was a Saudi prince, politician, and philanthropist who served as governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from 1985 to 2013.[2] He was a prince of the second generation of the royal family and a grandson of the founder of the third Saudi State King Abdulaziz.[3]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Early life and education
Born in Riyadh on 4 January 1950,[4] Muhammad bin Fahd was the second son of King Fahd.[citation needed]
Muhammad bin Fahd received his school education in the Capital Model Institute.[citation needed] He received a bachelor's degree in economics and political sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[citation needed]
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.[5] Then he was appointed assistant deputy minister of interior. In 1985, he was named governor of the Eastern Province, and his tenure ended in 2013.[2]
In 1999, he established the Prince Muhammad bin Fahd Foundation for Humanitarian Development, which has launched various humanitarian projects.[citation needed] Among other things, this foundation established the SHIFAA fund, which helps people get medical treatment.[6] He also launched a private university in the Eastern Province, Prince Mohammad University.[3]
In 2016, Muhammad bin Fahd received an honorary doctorate of public service from the University of Central Florida in the United States.[7]
Personal life and death
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).[8]
Muhammad died on 28 January 2025, at the age of 75.[9]