Al Jawhara bint Fahd Al Saud (); is a Saudi royal, an academic and a member of the

Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia The Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia (), also known as ''Majlis ash-Shura'' or ''The Shura Council'', is the formal advisory body of Saudi Arabia. It was originally founded in 1924 as the National Council during the Sultanate of Nejd, It wa ...

Early life and education

Al Jawhara bint Fahd is a daughter of Fahd bin Mohammed and Muda bint Assaf. Her father was the second eldest son of Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman, half-brother of

King Abdulaziz Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted as 1876, although a few sources give it as 1880. According to British author Robert Lacey's book ''The Kingdom'', ...

. She received a bachelor's degree in arts and education from the College of Education for Girls in

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Career

Al Jawhara bint Fahd was a faculty member at the department of

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and

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at her alma mater. She also worked as an assistant undersecretary for educational affairs at the Ministry of Girls' Colleges and as the dean of the College of Education for Girls in Riyadh. She served as the rector of Noura bint Abdul Rahman University from 2009 to 2013, being the first rector of the university. She was replaced by Hoda bint Mohammed Al Amil in the post. In October 2020 Al Jawhara bint Fahd was made a member of the Shura Council or Consultative Assembly for four years.

Personal life

Al Jawhara bint Fahd's husband was Prince Saud bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud who died in December 2015.

References

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