Basmah bint Saud Al Saud

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.
Basmah bint Saud Al Saud
Basmah bint Saud at Chatham House in 2013
Born (1964-03-01) 1 March 1964 (age 60)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Spouse
Shuja bin Nami bin Shahin Al Sharif
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(m. 1988; div. 2007)​
IssueSaud
Sara
Samahir
Suhoud
Ahmad
Names
Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Saud
MotherJamila Merhi

Basmah bint Saud bin Al Saud (Arabic: بسمة بنت سعود آل سعود Bismah bint Su'ūd Āl Su'ūd; born 1 March 1964) is a Saudi Arabian royal, businesswoman and human rights activist.

Princess Basmah is the youngest child of King Saud. Her mother, Jamila bint Asad Ibrahim Marei, immigrated to Saudi Arabia from the Syrian port city of Latakia. King Saud, 62 years her senior, married her and had seven children with her.[1] Part of Basmah's childhood was spent in Beirut, Lebanon. As a result of the Lebanese Civil War, she and her mother moved between England and the United States.[1]

In March 2019, Basmah bint Saud was arrested by eight armed men when she and her daughter Suhoud Al Sharif tried to leave Saudi Arabia for medical attention in Switzerland.[2] Basmah then went missing from public view. It was reported that she was held in the al-Ha'ir Prison.[3][4][5] On 6 January 2022, Basmah and Suhoud were released.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Biography". Basmah bint Saud. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ^ "She appealed to the king from her cell .. Who is the Saudi princess, Basma Al Saud?". Saudi 24 News. 16 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ ABC accede a las pruebas que desataron el secuestro de la princesa Basmah bint SaudArchive
  4. ^ Report: Saudi’s MBS kidnapped his cousin, Princess Basmah Bint Saud
  5. ^ Tom Allison. (18 November 2019). Exclusive: Prominent Saudi Princess Basmah bint Saud 'missing' Deutsche Welle.
  6. ^ Saudi rights activist Princess Basmah and her daughter freed after three years in jail, france24.com, 9 January 2022
  7. ^ Saudi Princess Is Released, but Other Royals Are Still Locked Up, nytimes.com, 9 January 2022