List of Famous people born in Saudi Arabia
Fahda bint Saud
Fahda bint Saud Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian artist and a member of House of Saud.
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.
Hayat Sindi
Dr. Hayat bint Sulaiman bin Hassan Sindi is a Saudi Arabian medical scientist and one of the first female members of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia. She is famous for making major contributions to point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology. She was ranked by Arabian Business as the 19th most influential Arab in the world and the ninth most influential Arab woman. In 2018, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.
Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Saud
Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Saud is a Saudi businessman and a member of the Saudi Royal Family.
Muhammed Taib
Muhammed Saeed Taib is a Saudi Arabian political activist, lawyer, writer, and one of the most prominent liberals in the country. He is best known for his book Prince and Intellectuals (مثقفون وأمير: الشورى وسياسة الباب المفتوح) where he stated his liberal views on the political reforms of Saudi Arabia. The book was published in 1992 and was banned in Saudi Arabia. Taib has recently participated in the Saudi Arabian National Debate.
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Nassr.
Hatim al-Awni
Dr. Hatim ibn Arif al-Awni is a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar and Hanbali traditionalist. Born in Ta'if to a Sharifian family, al-Awni completed his BA, MA and PhD in Sharia at the College of Da'wah and Fundamentals of Religion, Umm al-Qura University, where he later became Associate Professor. He was appointed as a member of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia, serving two terms between 12 April 2005 and 10 January 2013. A student of Nasir al-Din al-Albani, his research focuses on hadith studies. Al-Awni advocates for a reformed Wahhabism which he envisages as a "correctionist movement".
Hatoon al-Fassi
Hatoon Ajwad al-Fassi is a women's rights activist and an associate professor of women's history at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, where she has been employed since 1989 and at the International Affairs Department at Qatar University. At the university, al-Fassi carries out historical research. Al-Fassi claims from her research into the pre-Islamic Arabian kingdom of Nabataea that women in the kingdom had more independence than women in modern Saudi Arabia. Al-Fassi was active in women's right to vote campaigns for the 2005 and 2011 municipal elections and was active in a similar campaign for the 2015 municipal elections. She was arrested in late June 2018 as part of a crackdown on women's activists and was released in early May 2019.
Khalid Sharhili
Khalid Sharahili is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He also represents the Saudi Arabia national football team.
Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi
Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Saudi Pro League side Al-Taawoun.