Hassa bint Salman Al Saud
Hassa bint Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 1974) is a Princess from Saudi Arabia. She is the only daughter of King Salman, and a member of the House of Saud.[1]
| Hassa bint Salman | |||||
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| Princess of Saudi Arabia | |||||
| Born | 1974 (age 45–46) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Spouse | Mamdouh bin Abdul Rahman bin Saud | ||||
| Issue | Prince Saud Princess Al-Jawhara Princess Al-Hunuf Princess Al-Rym | ||||
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| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | King Salman | ||||
| Mother | Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Family and personal life
She is the only daughter of Salman of Saudi Arabia.[2] She is the daughter of his first wife and first cousin, Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi (died 2011). Her full brothers are Prince Fahd (died 2001), Prince Sultan, Prince Ahmed (died 2002), Prince Abdulaziz, and Prince Faisal.
She was named Hassa after her paternal grandmother, Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi.
She is a graduate of King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in Jeddah.[3]
She married her cousin, Prince Mamdouh bin Abdul Rahman bin Saud. They have four children:
- Prince Saud.
- Princess Al-Jawhara.
- Princess Al-Hunuf.
- Princess Al-Rym.
Age
Her exact age is unknown with the AP reporting that as of 2019 she was believed to be in her 40s.[2]
Activities
Due to extreme secrecy no current pictures of the Princess are known to exist.[4]
She has been publicly supportive of her father since he came to the throne in 2015.[3] In 2016 the Princess delivered a Keynote address at Al Yamamah University (YU) in which she lauded the achievements of Saudi women.[5]
French court case
In 2016 Al Saud ordered her bodyguard Rani Saïdi to beat a craftsman for taking a picture of her. The craftsman was called to the apartment in the west of Paris to see to a broken bathroom fixture. In the course of taking reference photographs of the scene he accidentally took a picture in which the Princess could be seen reflected in a mirror. The Princess took offense to this and ordered her bodyguard to beat the man and then forced him at gunpoint to apologize and kiss her feet, an act the craftsman found to be extremely humiliating. He had formerly worked on a bathroom in an apartment on Avenue Foch owned by the Princess’ father. The craftsman testified that the Princess said "Kill him, the dog, he doesn’t deserve to live.”[6] In 2018 a French Judge ordered the arrest of Hassa bint Salman Al Saud.[7]
In September 2019 she was convicted in absentia of armed violence for this incident.[8] She received a 10-month suspended prison sentence and a fine of 10,000 euros.[9] Her bodyguard Rani Saïdi was convicted of violence, sequestration, and theft.[6]
Ancestry
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References
- "Kingdom mourns loss of princess". The Siasat Daily. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- "Saudi Princess Hessa bint Salman found guilty of ordering plumber's beating in Paris". www.cbsnews.com. CBS News. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "Princess Hussa bint Salman attends KAU graduation ceremony". www.arabnews.com. Arab News. 2016-03-25. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- Graham-Harrison, Emma (2019-09-12). "Paris court convicts Saudi princess over workman attack". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "Princess Hussa bint Salman hails role of Saudi women in nation building". www.arabnews.com. Arab News. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- Noemie Bisserbe, Matthew Dalton and. "Saudi Princess Convicted in France of Ordering Bodyguard to Beat Worker". www.wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- Willsher, Kim (2018-03-15). "French judge orders arrest of Saudi princess after she allegedly ordered beating of workman". www.latimes.com. LA Times. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- Sam Bradpiece, Rob Picheta and Schams Elwazer, Saskya Vandoorne. "Saudi Princess found guilty of ordering bodyguard to beat up Paris craftsman". www.cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- Breeden, Aurelien (2019-09-12). "Saudi Princess Convicted in French Assault Case: 'This Dog Must be Killed'". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "Royal Family Directory". www.datarabia.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.