Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud

Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud
Deputy Minister of Defense
In office 21 April 2013 – 7 August 2013
Monarch	King Abdullah
Minister	Salman bin Abdulaziz
Preceded by	Khalid bin Sultan
Succeeded by	Salman bin Sultan
Personal details
Born	1941 (age 82–83)
Nationality	Saudi Arabian
Spouse	Fahda bint Bandar bin Mohammed Al Saud
Children	8
Parent(s)	Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud Noura bint Saud Al Saud
Alma mater	US Naval Staff and Command College
Awards	Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud [1]
Military service
Allegiance	Saudi Arabia
Branch/service	Royal Saudi Navy
Rank	Lieutenant general

Fahd bin Abdullah Al Saud (Arabic: فهد بن عبد الله آل سعود) (born 1941) is the former deputy defence minister of Saudi Arabia and a member of the House of Saud.

Early life and education

Prince Fahd is the son of Abdullah bin Mohammad and Noura bint Saud (died late July 2013), King Saud's daughter.^[2][3] His father was the older maternal half brother of the Sudairi Seven (only son of Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi through her marriage to Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman, half-brother of King Abdulaziz).^[1][4][5] Prince Fahd has four brothers and two sisters,^[6] and he has half siblings from his father's other marriages.^[7]

Prince Fahd is a graduate of the US Naval Staff and Command College.^[5] He holds a master's degree in military sciences.^[8] He also attended advanced naval programs in the US, the UK and Pakistan.^[8] In addition, he participated in programs on command and staff at the Military College in the US.^[8]

Career

Prince Fahd with US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, April 2013

Fahd bin Abdullah was a military officer. He had business activities while serving in these posts.^[4] He became the commander of the marine forces in Royal Saudi Navy in April 2002.^[9][10] He also served at the ships of King Abdulaziz and the floating units of the marine base.^[9] In addition, he assumed the following posts: the chief of the operations authority of the Naval Forces, director at the office of the minister of defense and aviation and inspector general and then deputy commander of the naval forces.^[8] He retired from navy at the rank of lieutenant general.^[11] Then he was made assistant to the minister of defense and aviation as well as the chairman of the economic offset committee at the ministry of defense and aviation.^[12]

On 20 April 2013, he was appointed deputy defence minister at the rank of minister, replacing Khalid bin Sultan in the post.^[13][14][15] However, Prince Fahd's tenure was very brief, and he was replaced by Salman bin Sultan, son of late Prince Sultan, on 7 August 2013.^[16][17]

Prince Fahd is the chairman of Fama Group Holding based in Riyadh.^[18]

Arrest

Main article: 2017 Saudi Arabian purge

On 4 November 2017, Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud was arrested in Saudi Arabia in a corruption crackdown conducted by a newly founded royal anti-corruption committee.^[19][20][21]

Personal life

Prince Fahd is married to Fahda bint Bandar bin Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud.^[4] They have eight children.^[22] His son, Abdulaziz, is married to Princess Sara, daughter of the former deputy minister of defense Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud.^{[citation needed]}

Prince Fahd is known for his love of the desert and Arabian horses.^[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud

16. Imam Faisal 8. Abdul Rahman bin Faisal 17. Sarah bint Mishari bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Saud 4. Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman 18. Jiluwi bin Turki Al Jiluwi 9. Sara bint Jiluwi bin Turki Al Jiluwi 2. Abdullah bin Mohammad 20. Muhammed bin Ahmed Al Kabir Al Sudairi 10. Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Sudairi 5. Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi 22. Ali bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi 11. Sharifa bint Ali bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi 1. Fahd bin Abdullah 24. See 8 12. Ibn Saud 25. Sarah bint Ahmed Al Kabir bin Mohammed Al Sudairi 6. King Saud 26. Muhammad bin 'Hussein Al-Orair 13. Wadhah bint Muhammad bin 'Hussein Al Orair 3. Noura bint Saud 7. Lulwa Saleh Al Sabhan

References

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4. Sabri Sharaf (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. Sharaf Sabri. p. 301. ISBN 978-81-901254-0-6.
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12. "Al Saud ruling family" (PDF). Springer. p. 155. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
13. "Saudi deputy defence minister Prince Khalid Bin Sultan replaced". Gulf News. Reuters. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
14. "New Deputy Defence Minister appointed". Saudi Gazette. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
15. Allam, Abeer (21 April 2013). "Saudi king sacks deputy defence minister". Financial Times. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
16. "Saudi's Prince Salman Named Deputy Defence Minister". Gulf Business. Reuters. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
17. "Saudi King appoints Prince Salman bin Sultan as Deputy Minister of Defense". Emirates 7/24. Wam. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
18. "Fahd Abdullah Mohammed". Dhownet. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
19. "Saudi Arabia princes detained, ministers dismissed". Al Jazeera.
20. Kalin, Stephen; Paul, Katie (5 November 2017). "Future Saudi king tightens grip on power with arrests including Prince Alwaleed". Reuters. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
21. Javier E. David (5 November 2017). "Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal arrested in corruption crackdown". CNBC.
22. Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Faisal Al Saud (PDF). Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman and Family Charitable Organization. p. 62. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.

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