Moudi bint Khalid Al Saud
Moudi bint Khalid Al Saud (Arabic: موضي بنت خالد آل سعود) is a Saudi Arabian philanthropist and a member of the House of Saud. She was among the first female members of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia in January 2013.
| Moudi bint Khalid Al Saud | |||||
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| Spouse | Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
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| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | King Khalid | ||||
| Mother | Sita bint Fahd Al Damir | ||||
| Religion | Wahhabi Hanbali Sunni Islam | ||||
Early life and education
Princess Moudi is the daughter of King Khalid and Sita bint Fahd Al Damir.[1][2] She received basic education in Riyadh and studied French.[1]
Career
Moudi bint Khalid is the general secretary the King Khalid Foundation and the chair of its investment committee.[3] She is also the general secretary of the Al Nahda Foundation of Riyadh.[1] The foundation was awarded the first Chaillot prize for human rights organisations in the Persian Gulf region in 2009.[4] She is a board member of the Saut, agency of the down syndrome foundation in Saudi Arabia.[5] In 2011, she began to provide fellowships under the Legatum Center to Saudi Arabian students attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[6]
In January 2013, she was elected to the Consultative Assembly, being one of the first 30 Saudi Arabian women appointed to the assembly.[7] In addition, she is one of the two royal women appointed along with Sara bint Faisal, daughter of King Faisal.[8][9]
Personal life
Princess Moudi is married to Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, son of King Faisal.[1][10] They have three children, two daughters, Sara and Albandari, and a son, Saud.[1] Her daughter Albandari who died in March 2019 was the head of King Khalid Foundation and several other non-governmental organizations.[11]
Ancestry
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References
- "Princess Moudi bint Khalid". Who's Who Arab Women. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- "Biography of King Khalid". King Khalid Exhibition. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- "Board of Trustees:". King Khalid Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- Ana Echagüe; Edward Burke (June 2009). "'Strong Foundations'? The Imperative for Reform in Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FRIDE. pp. 1–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- "Board of Members". SAUT. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- "Legatum Fellowship". MIT. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- "Breakthrough in Saudi Arabia: women allowed in parliament". Al Arabiya. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- Friedman, Brandon (28 January 2013). "The Saudi Kingdom in Transition: Women Appointed to the Majlis" (PDF). Telaviv Notes. 7 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- "Royal orders amend Shura Council system and form new chamber". Royal Embassy, Washington DC. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- "Family Tree of Moudi bint Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". Datarabia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Saudi philanthropist Princess Al Bandari dies". Gulf Business. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.