Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud
{{Short description|Saudi royal and government official (1950–2025)}}
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{{Family name hatnote|lang=Arabic|Al Saud}}
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| spouse = Jawahir bint Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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| full name = Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
| succession = Governor of Eastern Province
{{labeldata|Appointed by|King Fahd}}
{{labeldata|In office|1985–2013}}
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| father = King Fahd
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|1|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|1|28|1950|1|4|df=y}}
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| house = Al Saud
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Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud ({{langx|ar|محمد بن فهد آل سعود}} Muḥammad bin Fahd Āl Suʿūd; 4 January 1950 – 28 January 2025)[https://www.skynewsarabia.com/middle-east/1772780-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%94%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%87%D8%AF الديوان الملكي السعودي يعلن وفاة الأمير محمد بن فهد] {{in lang|ar}} was a Saudi prince, politician, and philanthropist who served as governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from 1985 to 2013.{{cite news|title=Saudi king names new governor for restive oil region|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-appointment-idUSBRE90D0FQ20130114|access-date=14 March 2022|work=Reuters|date=14 January 2013|location=Jeddah}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.alyaum.com/article/2733819
|title=اليوم : الأمير محمد بن فهد.. أحد أبرز وجوه الجيل الثاني من الأسرة المالكة الكريمة|work=Al Yaum|date=30 January 2010 |accessdate=15 May 2016}}
Early life and education
Born in Riyadh on 4 January 1950,[https://bawabatii.net/news321999.html الديوان الملكي السعودي يعلن وفاة الأمير محمد بن فهد بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود] {{in lang|ar}} Muhammad bin Fahd was the second son of King Fahd.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Muhammad bin Fahd received his school education in the Capital Model Institute.{{cn|date=October 2020}} He received a bachelor's degree in economics and political sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
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.{{cite web|author1=Mehran Kamrava|author2=Gerd Nonneman|author3=Anastasia Nosova|author4=Marc Valeri|title=Ruling Families and Business Elites in the Gulf Monarchies: Ever Closer?|url=https://www.chathamhouse.org/2016/11/ruling-families-and-business-elites-gulf-monarchies-ever-closer-0/ruling-families|work=Chatham House|access-date=15 October 2020
|format=Research paper|date=3 November 2016}} 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.
In 1999, he established the Prince Muhammad bin Fahd Foundation for Humanitarian Development, which has launched various humanitarian projects.{{cn|date=October 2020}} Among other things, this foundation established the SHIFAA fund, which helps people get medical treatment.{{cite web|url=http://www.alyaum.com/article/4024493 |title=اليوم : مؤسسة الأمير محمد بن فهد تنشئ صندوقا لمعالجة المرضى بالمملكة|work=Al Yaum|date=2 November 2014 |access-date=15 May 2016}} He also launched a private university in the Eastern Province, Prince Mohammad University.
In 2016, Muhammad bin Fahd received an honorary doctorate of public service from the University of Central Florida in the United States.{{cite web|author=زينب الهذال|date=21 April 2016|title=جامعة أمريكية تمنح الأمير محمد بن فهد دكتوراة فخرية|url=http://www.alsharq.net.sa/2016/04/21/1510306|accessdate=15 May 2016|work=Al Sharq Al Awsat}}
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).{{cite web|author=مروة عبد الجواد من الدمام
|url=http://www.aleqt.com/2009/05/10/article_226840.html|title=الاقتصادية : "صندوق الأمير سلطان" يستضيف الأميرة صيتة بنت عبد الله في حفله السنوي الأول|work=Aleqt|date=10 May 2009 |access-date=15 May 2016}}
Muhammad died on 28 January 2025, at the age of 75.{{cite news |title=الديوان الملكي السعودي: وفاة أمير المنطقة الشرقية السابق الأمير محمد بن فهد |url=https://www.masrawy.com/news/news_publicaffairs/details/2025/1/28/2717399/الديوان-الملكي-السعودي-وفاة-أمير-المنطقة-الشرقية-السابق-الأمير-محمد-بن-فهد |access-date=28 January 2025 |publisher=Masrawy |date=28 January 2025}}
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