Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud


Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a member of House of Saud and Chairman of Zain Telecommunication company, based in Saudi Arabia. He is the governor of Al Bahah Province and a member of House of Saud. He is the son of King Saud, who was King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 till 1964.

Early life and education

He is the fifty-second son of the late king of Saudi Arabia Saud bin Abdul Aziz. His mother is Nora bint Abdullah Al Damer. Prince Hussam has a degree in economics from King Saud University and master's degree in economics, London School of Economics. He also holds a PhD in economic theories of unemployment and its impact on government policies from University of London.

Career

Prince Hussam is a businessman and has many business activities like Arabian Plastic Compound; NAHL Water Factory in Egypt and Lebanon. He is also the chairman of Saudi-Kuwait Holding, set up to provide investment in both countries. He is the former chairman of Zain Saudi Arabia.
In April 2017 he was named governor of Al Baha province.

Personal life

Prince Hussam is married to Princess Sarah bint Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz, they have five children. In 2010, one of his sons is Prince Saud bin Hussam bin Saud, married a daughter of Prince Khalid bin Musa'id bin AbdulRahman in Riyadh.