Fahd bin Badr Al Saud () is a Saudi Arabian politician who served as the governor of

Al Jawf Province Al-Jawf Province, also known as Al-Jawf Region also spelled Al-Jouf ( Minṭaqat al-Jawf, ), is a province in Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country, partially bordered by Jordan to the west. It is one of the earliest inhabited regions ...

from 2002 to 2018. He is a member of the

House of Saud The House of Saud ( ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi State, (1727–1818), and his brothers, though the ruling ...

, a grandson 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'', ...

, and the son of Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz. Prince Fahd succeeded his uncle Prince Abdul Elah bin Abdulaziz as governor of Al Jawf. He was the deputy governor of the region until 2002 before his appointment as governor. In February 2018, Prince Fahd was appointed an advisor to

King Salman Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; born 31 December 1935) has been King of Saudi Arabia since 2015, and was Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. He is the 25th son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia. He assumed the thro ...

Personal life

He is married to Princess Sarah bint Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, a daughter of King Abdullah who ruled Saudi Arabia between 2005 and 2015. They have five children.

References

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