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Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain

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In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Hithlain.
Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain
Born1965
SpouseSalman of Saudi Arabia
Issue
List
Names
Fahda bint Falah bin Sultan bin Hithlain[1]
HouseAl Saud (by marriage)
FatherFalah bin Sultan Al Hithlain
MotherMunira bint Abdullah

Princess Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain (Arabic: فهدة بنت فلاح آل حثلين) is the third spouse of Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the king of Saudi Arabia.[2] She is a member of the Ajman tribe.[1] Her mother is Munira bint Abdullah[3] and her ancestors include Ajman tribe leaders, Rakan and Dhaydan bin Hithlain.

Fahda married King Salman in 1984.[4] She is twenty years younger than him.[4] She has six children with King Salman: Crown Prince Mohammed, Prince Turki, Prince Khalid, Prince Nayef, Prince Bandar and Prince Rakan.[5] Her second eldest son, Turki, is a businessman.[6] Prince Khalid, her third eldest son, is the deputy minister of defense whereas Prince Bandar is the head of Royal Guard which deals with personal security of the King and Crown Prince.[6]

In 2018 several US media outlets, including NBC News, reported rumors that Fahda's eldest son, Crown Prince Mohammed, did not allow his mother to see his father King Salman.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman". Al Jazeera. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ Raf Sanchez (16 March 2018). "Saudi crown prince 'has kept his mum hidden from king for two years'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ H.R.P. Dickson (2015). The Arab of the Desert (RLE Saudi Arabia): A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (6th ed.). London; New York: Routledge. p. 741. ISBN 978-1-317-53999-5.
  4. ^ a b Dilip Hiro (2018). Cold War in the Islamic World: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Struggle for Supremacy. London: C. Hurst & Co. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-19-005033-7.
  5. ^ Karen Elliott House (April 2019). "Profile of a Prince: Promise and Peril in Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030". Belfer Center. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b Christopher Davidson (3 September 2022). "Turki bin Salman Is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Money Man". Arab Digest. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ^ Carol E. Lee; Courtney Kube (15 March 2018). "U.S. officials: Saudi crown prince has hidden his mother from his father, the king". NBC News. Washington DC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.


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