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Al Jawhara bint Fahd Al Saud

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Al Jawhara bint Fahd Al Saud
Rector of Noura bint Abdul Rahman University
In office2009 – 2013
PredecessorOffice established
SuccessorHoda bint Mohammed Al Amil
SpouseSaud bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz
Names
Al Jawhara bint Fahd bin Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherFahd bin Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman
MotherMuda bint Assaf
Alma materCollege of Education for Girls

Al Jawhara bint Fahd Al Saud Arabic: الجوهرة بنت فهد آل سعود; is a Saudi royal, an academic and a member of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia.

Early life and education

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Al Jawhara bint Fahd is a daughter of Fahd bin Mohammed and Muda bint Assaf.[1] Her father was the second eldest son of Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman, half-brother of King Abdulaziz.[2][3] She received a bachelor's degree in arts and education from the College of Education for Girls in Riyadh.[1]

Career

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Al Jawhara bint Fahd was a faculty member at the department of Arabic language and literature at her alma mater.[1] 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.[1] She served as the rector of Noura bint Abdul Rahman University from 2009 to 2013, being the first rector of the university.[4][5] She was replaced by Hoda bint Mohammed Al Amil in the post.[6]

In October 2020 Al Jawhara bint Fahd was made a member of the Shura Council or Consultative Assembly for four years.[7]

Personal life

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Al Jawhara bint Fahd's husband was Prince Saud bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud who died in December 2015.[1][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Princess Al Jawhara bint Fahd Al Saud". Women 2030. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Faisal Al Saud (PDF). Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman and Family Charitable Organization. p. 56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ Alexander Blay Bligh (1981). Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century (PhD thesis). Columbia University. ProQuest 303101806.
  4. ^ "Saudi women proceed with ambition and empowerment within the framework of Vision 2030". BNA. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ Amani Hamdan (2017). "Saudi Arabia: Higher Education Reform since 2005 and the Implications for Women". In Serra Kirdar (ed.). Education in the Arab World. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-4742-7102-8.
  6. ^ Salem Al Najdi (10 October 2015). "كيف أشرك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز السعوديين في الحكم؟". Riyadh Post (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Royal order to reconstitute the Saudi Shura Council". Al Khaleej Today. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. ^ "وفاة الأمير سعود بن محمد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود". Nesan News (in Arabic). 29 December 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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