List of Famous people born in Saudi Arabia
Suad Al-Shammari
Souad Al-Shammari, also transcribed as Souad Al-Shammary, and Suad Al-Shammari is a Saudi Arabian women's rights activist. She is well known for her opposition to Saudi Arabia's guardianship system which subordinates women's autonomy to the authority of male guardians. She has taken part in campaigns to lift the ban on women driving cars in Saudi Arabia. She is also the head of the Saudi Arabian Liberals Network, which is a network of activists peacefully calling for social and political reform and was associated with the activism of blogger and journalist Raif Badawi, co-founding the Saudi Liberal Network, and helped his wife Ensaf Haidar and their three children leave the country to avoid Raif's father claiming custody of them due to Raif's arrest.
Ali Al-Nemer
Ali Saleh Mohammed Al-Nemer is a Saudi Arabian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi club Al-Taawoun.
Awadh Khamis
Awadh Khamis Al-Faraj is a Saudi Arabian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Raed.
Islam Seraj
Islam Hassan Seraj is a Saudi professional football player who plays for Jeddah as a forward.
Saad Al-Shehri
Saad Al-Shehri is a Saudi Arabian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Saudi Arabia U23.
Nizar Madani
Nizar bin Obaid Madani was the state minister for foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hamzah Idris
Hamzah Idris Falatah is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He played as a striker for Ohud from 1992 to 1995 and then for Al Ittihad until he retired in 2007.
Nawaf Al-Temyat
Nawaf Al-Temyat , born June 28, 1976, is a retired Saudi Arabian football player.
Rafael Czichos
Rafael Czichos is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 1. FC Köln.
Waleed A. Elkhereiji
Waleed A. Elkhereiji is member of the ruling class in Saudi Arabia.
- From Dec. 8, 2014 to Jan. 29, 2015 he was Agriculture Minister.
- On February 14, 2015, Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz appointed him a member of his Shura.
- Since 17 April 2017 he is ambassador to Ankara. This period includes the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi on the 2nd of October 2018.