Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 25 May 1960, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) (Arabic: حسام بن سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود‎) is a member of House of Saud and Chairman of Zain Telecommunication company, based in Saudi Arabia. He is the governor of Al Bahah Province and a member of House of Saud. He is the son of King Saud, who was King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 till 1964.[1]

Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Born (1960-05-25) 25 May 1960
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
SpousePrincess Sarah bint Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz
Full name
Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud.
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherKing Saud bin Abdulaziz
MotherNora bint Abdullah Al Damer
ReligionIslam

Early life and education

He is the fifty-second son of the late king of Saudi Arabia Saud bin Abdul Aziz.[2] His mother is Nora bint Abdullah Al Damer. Prince Hussam has a degree in economics from King Saud University and master's degree in economics, London School of Economics.[2] He also holds a PhD in economic theories of unemployment and its impact on government policies from University of London.[2]

Career

Prince Hussam is a businessman and has many business activities like Arabian Plastic Compound; NAHL Water Factory in Egypt and Lebanon. He is also the chairman of Saudi-Kuwait Holding, set up to provide investment in both countries. He is the former chairman of Zain Saudi Arabia.[3]

In April 2017 he was named governor of Al Baha province.[2]

Personal life

Prince Hussam is married to Princess Sarah bint Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz, they have five children.[4] In 2010, one of his sons is Prince Saud bin Hussam bin Saud,[5] married a daughter of Prince Khalid bin Musa'id bin AbdulRahman in Riyadh.[6]

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gollark: I have no idea, I don't pay much attention to that.
gollark: Yes, though not for very long. Last year, if I remember right. I don't live there or anything.
gollark: This is very different to the local (UK) trains I often use, which are frequently quite late even for ~20-mile journeys.
gollark: In Russia, our long-distance (Moscow → St Petersburg, IIRC) train was actually on time down to the minute.

References
  1. Webforum
  2. "Prince Hussam bin Saud Al Saud, governor, Al Baha region". Arab News. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. "Saudi Prince Faces Jail In UK For Flouting Contempt Laws Amid Loan Fight". NDTV. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. "King Saud", kingsaud.net
  5. "الأمير سعود بن حسام يحتفل بزواجه من كريمة الأمير خالد بن مساعد". alriyadh.com. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. "Marriage Of Prince Saud bin Hussam". 25 June 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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