Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain | |||||
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Born | 1952 | ||||
Spouse | Salman of Saudi Arabia | ||||
Issue | List
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House | Al Saud (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Falah bin Sultan Al Hithlain | ||||
Mother | Munira bint Abdullah |
Princess Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain (Arabic: فهدة بنت فلاح آل حثلين) is the third spouse of Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the king of Saudi Arabia.[2] She is a member of the Ajman tribe.[1] 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 twenty years younger than him.[4] She has six children with King Salman: Crown Prince Mohammed, Prince Turki, 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 deputy minister of defense whereas Prince Bandar is the head of Royal Guard which deals with personal security of the King and Crown Prince.[6]
In 2018 several US media outlets, including NBC News, reported rumors that Fahda's eldest son, Crown Prince Mohammed, did not allow his mother to see his father King Salman.[7]