Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz

Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz was a son of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz and held the emirate of the Eastern Province, where his name became associated with the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Foundation for Human Development and with a programme for qualifying and employing Saudi youth. [7][11]

He died on 28 Rajab 1446 AH, corresponding to 28 January 2025, and the funeral prayer was performed for him after the afternoon prayer on 29 Rajab 1446 AH at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Grand Mosque in Riyadh. [1]

Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz held the emirate of the Eastern Province, and on 25 Safar 1426 AH, corresponding to 4 April 2005, he received at his office at the emirate headquarters in Dammam the members of the youth council of the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Programme for Qualifying and Employing Saudi Youth. [7]

The Emir arrived in the Eastern Province in the evening of 30 Sha'ban 1429 AH, corresponding to 31 August 2008 [8], and in his capacity as chairman of the board of directors of the Birr Charitable Society in the Eastern Province he chaired the society's thirty-first annual general assembly meeting in the evening of 16 Ramadan 1429 AH, corresponding to 16 September 2008. [9]

The Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Programme for Qualifying and Employing Saudi Youth contributed to the employment of fourteen thousand young men and women, a figure announced during his reception of the youth council on 4 April 2005. [7]

The establishment of the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Foundation for Human Development was announced in the Eastern Province after the Ministry of Social Affairs approved its founding on 6 Rajab 1430 AH, corresponding to 29 June 2009 [11], and as chairman of the foundation's board of trustees he inaugurated its office in Princess Al-Anoud Tower on King Fahd Road in Riyadh on 20 Muharram 1437 AH, corresponding to 2 November 2015. [12]

He directed the holding of the first Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Family Forum on 5 Rabi' al-Awwal 1430 AH, corresponding to 2 March 2009 [10], and the second phase of the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz affordable housing projects in the Eastern Province was opened at Wusai' Village Centre on 13 Muharram 1430 AH, corresponding to 10 January 2009, comprising 105 housing units earmarked for those in need. [14]

In his capacity as chairman of the board of trustees of Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University, he announced on 11 Safar 1436 AH, corresponding to 3 December 2014, that work had begun on the construction of the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz College for the Visually Impaired at the university's campus, with a capacity of up to 1500 students. [13]

The ceremony of the twentieth excellence festival of the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Award for Academic Excellence was held on 16 Jumada al-Ula 1429 AH, corresponding to 21 May 2008, at the emirate headquarters in Dammam, and the award is sponsored by the wife of the Emir of the Eastern Province, Her Royal Highness Princess Jawhara bint Nayef bin Abdulaziz. [15]

A statement from the Royal Court on 28 Rajab 1446 AH, corresponding to 28 January 2025, announced the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, and that the funeral prayer for him would be held on Wednesday 29 Rajab 1446 AH after the afternoon prayer at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Grand Mosque in Riyadh. [1]

After the afternoon prayer on Wednesday 29 Rajab 1446 AH, corresponding to 29 January 2025, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, performed the funeral prayer for him at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Grand Mosque in Riyadh [2], and a number of princes received the Crown Prince, among them Prince Saud bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Prince Sultan bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, and Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and member of the Council of Ministers. [2]

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, offered condolences on the death of Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz on 30 Rajab 1446 AH, corresponding to 30 January 2025 [3]; His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, representative of the Amir of the State of Kuwait and its Crown Prince, offered condolences on 30 Rajab 1446 AH, corresponding to 30 January 2025 [4]; and His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, offered condolences on behalf of its Amir on 30 Rajab 1446 AH, corresponding to 30 January 2025. [5]

The representative of the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, offered condolences on 1 Sha'ban 1446 AH, corresponding to 31 January 2025. [6]

Q: Who is Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz? A: He was a son of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz and Emir of the Eastern Province, and his name became associated with humanitarian and social work and with a programme for qualifying and employing Saudi youth.

Q: What position did he hold? A: Emir of the Eastern Province.

Q: What are the most prominent institutions and programmes associated with his name? A: The Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Foundation for Human Development, the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Programme for Qualifying and Employing Saudi Youth, the Birr Charitable Society in the Eastern Province, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd University, and the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Award for Academic Excellence.

Q: How many people did the qualification and employment programme help to employ? A: The Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Programme for Qualifying and Employing Saudi Youth contributed to the employment of fourteen thousand young men and women.

Q: When did he die, and where was the funeral prayer held? A: He died on 28 Rajab 1446 AH, corresponding to 28 January 2025, and the funeral prayer was performed for him after the afternoon prayer on 29 Rajab 1446 AH at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Grand Mosque in Riyadh.