Moudi bint Khalid Al Saud

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.
Moudi bint Khalid Al Saud
SpouseAbdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
Issue
Names
Moudi bint Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Khalid
MotherSita bint Fahd Al Damir

Moudi bint Khalid Al Saud (Arabic: موضي بنت خالد آل سعود) is a member of the Saudi ruling family, one of the grandchildren of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz. She was among the first female members of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia who served in the post between January 2013 and December 2016.

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 is the general secretary of the King Khalid Foundation and the chair of its investment committee.[3] She was also the general secretary of the Al Nahda Foundation of Riyadh.[1][4] In 2009, the foundation was awarded the first Chaillot prize for human rights organisations in the Persian Gulf region.[5] As of June 2023, she is the chair of the Al Nahda Foundation.[6]

Moudi is a board member of the Saut, an agency of the down syndrome foundation in Saudi Arabia.[7] In 2011, she began to provide fellowships under the Legatum Center to Saudi Arabian students attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[8] She is one of the board members of Art of Heritage Organization.[9]

In January 2013, Moudi was elected to the Consultative Assembly, being one of the first 30 Saudi Arabian women appointed to the assembly.[10] She was one of the two royal women appointed to the Assembly along with Sara bint Faisal, daughter of King Faisal.[11][12] Tenure of both royal women ended in December 2016 when King Salman appointed new members to the Assembly.[13]

Personal life

Princess Moudi married Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, son of King Faisal.[1] Prince Abdul Rahman was a military officer in the Saudi Army.[14] He died at age 73 in March 2014.[15]

They had three children, two daughters, Sara and Al Bandari, and a son, Saud.[1] Al Bandari bint Abdul Rahman who was the head of King Khalid Foundation and several other non-governmental organizations died in March 2019.[16]

References

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  3. ^ "Board of Trustees". King Khalid Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Boeing grant provides support to Al Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women". Boeing. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Princess Sara, wife of Saudi crown prince, sponsors Alnahda charity ceremony". Arab News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Board of Members". SAUT. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Legatum Fellowship". MIT. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  9. ^ Danna Lorch (17 December 2017). "The Ten-Minute Read: HRH Princess Basma's Birthday Art of Heritage Initiative". Vogue Arabia.
  10. ^ "Breakthrough in Saudi Arabia: women allowed in parliament". Al Arabiya. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  11. ^ Brandon Friedmann (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.
  12. ^ "Royal orders amend Shura Council system and form new chamber". Royal Embassy, Washington DC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  13. ^ "مجلس الشورى السعودي الجديد‎ خال من الأميرات". Syrian News Station (in Arabic). 12 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  14. ^ Simon Henderson (1994). "After King Fahd" (PDF). Washington Institute. p. 33. Archived from the original (Policy Paper) on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  15. ^ "الأمير عبدالرحمن بن فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود إلى ذمة الله "سيرة ذاتية"". Aleqt (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Saudi philanthropist Princess Al Bandari dies". Gulf Business. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.