List of Famous people born in Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia
Saad bin Khalid Al Jabry
Saad bin Khalid Al Jabri is a former major-general, minister of state and long-time adviser to deposed Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef of Saudi Arabia. He has been living in exile in Canada since May 2017. The Saudi government has sought to have him extradited to Saudi Arabia on charges of corruption. Interpol has rejected the Saudi extradition request, deeming it politically motivated. Al Jabri has accused the Saudi government of orchestrating assassination attempts on him.
Abdullah Al-Deayea
Abdullah Al-Deayea is a retired Saudi Arabian professional football goalkeeper who played for Al-Tai and Al-Hilal. He is the elder brother of the former goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea and the father of Bader Al-Deayea and Sultan Al-Deayea. Mohamed started off as a handball player and came to football at the age of 15 as a striker, following the advice of Abdullah.
Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan
Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan is a Saudi intelligence officer. He is the director general of General Intelligence Directorate. He took over from the former chief Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi in 2015.
Mohamed Al-Deayea
Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea is a Saudi Arabian retired football goalkeeper. He played in four FIFA World Cups for the Saudi Arabia national team and earned a total of 178 officially recognized caps, the record for a goalkeeper. He also achieved the first best Goalkeeper of the Century from Asia award ahead of Nasser Hejazi in second and In-Young Choi in third place respectively.
Abdul-Aziz bin Mitab
Abdulaziz bin Mutaib Al Rashid better known as Ibn Rashid, was the Emir of Jabal Shammar from 1897 to 1906. A son of the third Rashidi emir, he was adopted by his uncle Mohammed, the fifth emir, and brought up to be his heir. After Mohammed died of natural causes, Abdulaziz succeeded him unopposed. However, the Rashidi rule was insecure, as their Ottoman allies were unpopular and weakening. In 1902 Ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia, returned from Kuwait with a small force and retook Riyadh. Abdulaziz died in the battle of Rawdat Muhanna with Ibn Saud in 1906 after several other battles with Saudis.
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed bin Jiluwi Al Saud
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi royal who served as the governor of the Northern Borders Province from 1957 until his death in 2015. He also served as the governor of Qassim Province for ten years. He was one of the longest serving governors in the Kingdom.
Saud bin Abdulaziz
Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Rashid was the tenth Emir of Jabal Shammar between 1908 and 1920.
Abdullaziz Al-Dosari
Abdullaziz Saeed Al-Dawsari is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. He has represented the Saudi Arabian national team in various competitions since 2010. In 2012, Al-Dosari was featured on the cover of the Middle Eastern edition of FIFA 13, alongside Lionel Messi and Joe Hart.
Nasser Al-Saeed
Nasser Al Saeed (1923–unknown) was a Saudi Arabian writer and the founder of the Arabian Peninsula People's Union (APPU). He was one of the most significant critics of the Saudi royal family. He was kidnapped in December 1979 in Beirut, Lebanon, and there has been no information about his whereabouts since then. His case is the first reported instance of the state-sponsored abduction by Saudi Arabia.
Sumaihan Al-Nabet
Sumayhan Al-Nabit is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Pro League side Al-Taawoun.