Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain explained

Princess Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain (ar|فهدة بنت فلاح آل حثلين) is the third spouse of Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the king of Saudi Arabia.^[1] She is a member of the Ajman tribe.^[2] Her mother is Munira bint Abdullah^[3] and her ancestors include Ajman tribe leaders, Rakan and Dhaydan bin Hithlain.

Fahda married King Salman in 1984.^[4] She is thirty years younger than him.^[4] She has six children with King Salman: Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed, Prince Turki, Defense Minister Prince Khalid, Prince Nayef, Prince Bandar and Prince Rakan.^[5] Her second eldest son, Turki, is a businessman.^[6] Prince Khalid, her third eldest son, is the Minister of Defense. Prince Bandar is the head of Royal Guard which deals with personal security of the King and Crown Prince.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Raf Sanchez. Saudi crown prince 'has kept his mum hidden from king for two years'. 25 June 2021. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 March 2018.
2. News: Profile: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Al Jazeera. 14 December 2017. 25 June 2021. 22 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210622203205/https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/12/14/profile-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman.
3. Book: H.R.P. Dickson. The Arab of the Desert (RLE Saudi Arabia): A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Routledge. 2015. 978-1-317-53999-5. 741. 6th. London; New York.
4. Book: Dilip Hiro. Cold War in the Islamic World: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Struggle for Supremacy. C. Hurst & Co.. 2018. 978-0-19-005033-7. London. 389. Dilip Hiro.
5. Web site: Karen Elliott House. Profile of a Prince: Promise and Peril in Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030. Belfer Center. 25 June 2021. April 2019.
6. News: Christopher Davidson. Turki bin Salman Is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Money Man. Christopher Davidson. 2 March 2023. Arab Digest. 3 September 2022.