Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim

Fahda bint Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari
Native name الشيخة فهدة بنت العاصي الشريم
Died c. 1934
Spouse(s)
Issue

From Saud:
Abdulaziz
Mishaal
From Abdulaziz:

King Abdullah
Nuf
Seeta
House
Father Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari
Mother Member of tribe of Al Shammari
Religion Sunni Islam

Fahda bint Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari (Arabic: الشيخة فهدة بنت العاصي الشريم‎‎) (died c. 1930) was one of King Abdulaziz's spouses and the mother of the former ruler of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah.[1]

Early life

Fahda was a member of the Abde section belonging to the powerful Shammar tribe.[2][3] She was the daughter of former Shammar tribe chief, Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari,[4][5] who was the sheikh of the southern part of the Shammar tribe.[6]

Personal life

Fahda bint Asi first married the tenth Al Rashid Emir, Saud bin ʿAbdulazīz, who was killed by his cousin in 1920.[7][8] She had two children from her first marriage: Abdulaziz (born 1916) and Mishaal (born 1918).[7]

Following her husband's killing, Fahda married Abdulaziz[9] and was his eighth spouse.[10] She was one of the two Al Rashid women married to him.[8] The reason for the marriage is thought to build a truce with the Rashidis or to make them loyal elements in the country.[11] In other words, Abdulaziz married her to eliminate the potential problems caused by the Rashidis.[12]

Her first child from her marriage to King Abdulaziz was Abdullah, the sixth King of Saudi Arabia.[13] Her other two children were Nuf and Seeta.[14] Fahda died around 1930 when Abdullah was six.[15]

Legacy

King Abdullah inaugurated the Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim Secondary School for Qualification in Boskora, Morocco in August 2009. The school is made up of eighteen classrooms for general training, nine science classrooms, three classrooms for preparation, a library, and special areas for sports.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". Jewish Virtual Library.
  2. ↑ "The Man at the Center: Saudi Crown Prince 'Abdullah". The Estimate. XV (2). 25 January 2002. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Al Qassemi, Sultan (1 February 2012). "Tribalism in the Arabian Peninsula: It Is a Family Affair". Jadaliyya. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Hassan Hanizadeh (22 November 2010). "Saudi Arabia sans King Abdullah". Tehran Times. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Talal Kapoor (22 November 2010). "King Abdallah's Hospitalization - Succession Endgame?". Datarabia. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Talal Kapoor (8 June 2012). "Nayif's Departure: Spring Cleaning In The Royal Court?". Datarabia. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. 1 2 Talal Kapoor (1 February 2007). "Analysis: Al Rashid Opposition Group (part one)". Datarabia. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  8. 1 2 al-Rasheed, Madawi (1991). Politics in an Arabian Oasis. The Rashidis of Saudi Arabia. New York: I. B. Tauirs & Co. Ltd.
  9. ↑ Mark Weston (28 July 2008). Prophets and Princes: Saudi Arabia from Muhammad to the Present. John Wiley & Sons. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-470-18257-4. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Saudi Arabia King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Handbook. Int'l Business Publications. 1 January 2005. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-7397-2740-9. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Robert Baer (May 2003). "The Fall of the House of Saud". Atlantic Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Abdullah Mohammad Sindi. "The Direct Instruments of Western Control over the Arabs: The Shining Example of the House of Saud" (PDF). Social sciences and humanities. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  13. ↑ Winberg Chai (22 September 2005). Saudi Arabia: A Modern Reader. University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-88093-859-4. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Family Tree of Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faysal Al Saud". Datarabia. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  15. ↑ Christopher Dickey (30 March 2009). "The Monarch who Declared His own Revolution". Newsweek. 153 (13): 40. Retrieved 30 August 2013.  – via Questia (subscription required)
  16. ↑ "Public Affairs". Saudi Embassy at Washington D.C. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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