List of Famous people born in Saudi Arabia

Nawaf Al Abed

First Name Nawaf
Born on January 26, 1990 (age 36)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Nawaf Shaker al-Abed is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays for Al Shabab. Al-Abed plays as a winger and striker for both Al Shabab and his national team.

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Nawaf Al-Aqidi

First Name Nawaf
Born on May 10, 2000 (age 25)

Nawaf Al-Aqidi is a Saudi professional footballer who plays for Al-Nassr as a goalkeeper.

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Ensaf Haidar

First Name Ensaf
Born on November 30, 1984 (age 41)
Born in Saudi Arabia

Ensaf Haidar is a Saudi-Canadian human rights activist. Born in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, Haidar is the wife of Raif Badawi, a Saudi writer, dissident and activist who was sentenced to ten years in prison and 1000 lashes in 2014. She actively campaigns for his freedom. Haidar is the President of the Raif Badawi Foundation for Freedom, that actively campaigns for freedom of speech and human rights awareness in the Arab World.

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Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

First Name Faisal
Last Name Saud
Born on November 30, 1958 (age 67)

Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the governor of Al-Qassim Region since 29 January 2015. He is the eldest son of Prince Mishaal bin Saud Al Saud, a grandson of King Saud and a great-grandson of King Abdulaziz.

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Iyad bin Amin Madani

First Name Iyad
Born on March 2, 1946 (age 80)

Iyad bin Amin Madani is a Saudi politician who served in different cabinet posts. He was the secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation from 2014 to November 2016. He was the first Saudi official to hold that position.

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Abdul-Aziz bin Talal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

First Name Abdul-Aziz
Last Name Saud
Born on September 5, 1982 (age 43)
Born in Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian prince and businessman.

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Bakr bin Laden

First Name Bakr
Last Name Laden
Born on November 30, 1945 (age 80)
Born in Saudi Arabia

Bakr bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden is the former chairman of the Jeddah-based Saudi Binladin Group and the former largest shareholder in the Group, with a 23.58% holding, and, according to some, was the "true ruler of Jeddah". He is the son of the family's patriarch − Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden − and a half-brother of Osama bin Laden.

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Adel Al Toraifi

First Name Adel
Last Name Toraifi
Born on April 19, 1979 (age 47)
Born in Saudi Arabia

Adel Al Toraifi is a Saudi journalist and a specialist in Middle Eastern affairs, focusing on Saudi-Iranian relations and foreign policy decision making in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. He was the minister of culture and information of Saudi Arabia from January 2015 to April 2017.

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Thamir bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

First Name Thamir
Born on November 30, 1936
Died on June 27, 1958 (aged 21)

Thamir bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a member of the House of Saud. He died young and therefore, held no important cabinet position.

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Othman Al Omeir

First Name Othman
Last Name Omeir
Born on January 1, 1950 (age 76)
Born in Saudi Arabia

Othman Al Omeir is a Saudi-born British businessman, journalist and editor. He is considered to be close to King Salman of Saudi Arabia.

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