Fahd bin Salman | |||||
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Born | 1955 Riyadh |
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Died | 25 July 2001 (aged 46) Riyadh |
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Burial | 25 July 2001 Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh |
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Spouse | Nuf bint Khalid bin Abdallah Al Abdul Rahman | ||||
Issue | Sultan Sarah Ahmed Rima |
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House | House of Saud | ||||
Father | Salman bin Abdulaziz | ||||
Mother | Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi | ||||
Religion | Islam |
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Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
Fahd bin Salman (1955 – 25 July 2001) (Arabic:فهد بن سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) was a member of the House of Saud.
Prince Fahd was born in Riyadh in 1955. He was the oldest son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz. His mother was Sultana Al Sudairi, who died in July 2011. She was the daughter of Prince Salman's uncle, Turki bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, who was formerly the governor of Asir Province. Fahd bin Salman was a full brother of Prince Ahmed, Prince Sultan, Prince Abdulaziz, Prince Faisal and Princess Hassa (born 1974).
Fahd bin Salman received a bachelor's degree from King Saud University in Riyadh, followed by a second bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.
On his return to Saudi Arabia, Fahd bin Salman joined the ministry of interior as an advisor. Later he served as deputy governor of the Eastern province from February 1986 to February 1993. He claimed that he spent about $4 million, all of which came from his own pocket, on feasts and largesse for commoners in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan during his deputy governorship.
From 1991 to his death in 2001, Fahd bin Salman was involved in private business ventures. One of his companies was the Eirad Company, a space technology firm based in Riyadh.
Fahd bin Salman was introduced to horse racing in the early 1980s by his father-in-law, Khalid bin Abdullah, and he bought the famous Whatcombe stable near Lambourn in 1984. He later acquired a stable of Thoroughbred racehorses and established Newgate Stud in Dorset and in Lexington.