Hessa bint Trad Al Shaalan

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Hessa bint Trad Al Shaalan
SpouseKing Abdullah
Issue
List
  • Prince Faisal
    Princess Abeer
    Prince Mansour
    Princess Haifa
    Princess Reema
    Princess Seeta
    Princess Sara
    Princess Naifah
HouseHouse of Saud (by marriage)

Hessa bint Trad Al Shaalan is a Saudi royal and the wife of King Abdullah who was the ruler of Saudi Arabia between 2005 and 2015. There are many reports stating that she was his favourite spouse.[1][2]

Princess Hessa is the founder and president of the National Home Health Care Foundation.[3][4] She established the foundation in Riyadh in 1997 to provide care for the patients with terminal illnesses after they are discharged from public hospitals.[5]

Princess Hessa has eight children with King Abdullah, including Prince Faisal and Princess Abeer.[6] The others include Prince Mansour, Princess Haifa who is the wife of Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, Princess Reema, Princess Seeta, Princess Sara who is the wife of Fahd bin Badr bin Abdulaziz[7] and Princess Naifah.[8] As of 2020 Prince Mansour was the chairman of the Knowledge Economic City Company which runs the King Abdullah Economic City.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall on royal visit to Saudi Arabia". Euro Islam. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ Stig Stensile (2011). "Power Behind the Veil: Princesses of the House of Saud". Journal of Arabian Studies. 1 (1). doi:10.1080/21534764.2011.576050.
  3. ^ Nouriah Al Shatti (15 June 2016). "Jeddah Rolls Out the (Magic) Carpet for the Bisat Al Reeh Ramadan Fair". Vogue. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Prince Alwaleed Ranked Richest Arab by Arabian Business with Net worth $21.3BN". The Middle East Times. 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ Mohammed Al Kinani (18 October 2019). "Award-winning Saudi health care organization homes in on global awareness day". Arab News. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "فيصل بن عبد الله.. تعرّف إلى الأمير الذي أُقصي "دون ضجيج"". Arabi 21 (in Arabic). 13 May 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ "About". Official website of Princess Sara bint Abdullah. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. ^ "لملك عبدالله في سطور". Sama News. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. ^ Robert Mogielnicki (2021). A Political Economy of Free Zones in Gulf Arab States. Springer International Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 978-3-030-71273-0.
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