Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Hithlain.

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 bint Falah Al Hithlain
Born	1965 (age 59–60)
Spouse	Salman of Saudi Arabia
Issue	List Crown Prince Mohammed Prince Khalid Prince Turki Prince Nayef Prince Bandar Prince Rakan
Names Fahda bint Falah bin Sultan bin Hithlain[1]
House	Al Saud (by marriage)
Father	Falah bin Sultan Al Hithlain
Mother	Munira bint Abdullah

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]

In 2017, US intelligence officials alleged that Fahda was placed under house arrest by her son, Crown Prince Bin Salman, under the auspices of the Crown Prince's anti-corruption purge.^[7] The purported arrest happened without the knowledge of King Salman, who was misled into thinking that his wife was receiving medical treatment. Saudi officials deny the US's allegations.^[8]

References

1. "Profile: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman". Al Jazeera. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
2. Raf Sanchez (16 March 2018). "Saudi crown prince 'has kept his mum hidden from king for two years'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
3. H.R.P. Dickson (2015). The Arab of the Desert (RLE Saudi Arabia): A Glimpse into Badawin Life in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (6th ed.). London; New York: Routledge. p. 741. ISBN 978-1-317-53999-5.
4. Dilip Hiro (2018). Cold War in the Islamic World: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Struggle for Supremacy. London: C. Hurst & Co. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-19-005033-7.
5. Karen Elliott House (April 2019). "Profile of a Prince: Promise and Peril in Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030". Belfer Center. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
6. Christopher Davidson (3 September 2022). "Turki bin Salman Is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Money Man". Arab Digest. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
7. "Saudi prince hiding his mother from Saudi king, say U.S. officials". NBC News. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
8. "Keeping mum: MBS puts mother under house arrest, says report". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 13 January 2025.