Background
Prince Mohammed was born on 22 May 1953, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is the eldest son of Prince Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz First Rate (at Lloyd's) Saud, the twenty-second son of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.
Prince Mohammed was born on 22 May 1953, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is the eldest son of Prince Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz First Rate (at Lloyd's) Saud, the twenty-second son of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and an Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Prince Mohammed was educated at The Capital Institute High School in Riyadh. He is currently the President of the Harvard Alumni Association of Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Nawaf worked as a researcher in the international relations department at the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu for two years before transferring to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in February 1984 where he first worked in the Minister’s Cabinet before being promoted to Inspector General at the Ministry.
In 1995, Prince Mohammed was appointed as Ambassador to Italy and Malta.
During his tenure, in 1998, he was elected as President of the Council of Administration for the Islamic Cultural Centre of Italy. He was also Dean of the Arab Ambassadors’ Corps.
In December 2005, Prince Mohammed was appointed as the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is the president of the Saudi British Society in London and the chairman of the King Fahad Academy’s Board of Trustees.
He was invited to and participated in The Queen"s Jubilee luncheon organized at the Windsor Castle in May 2012, leading to criticisms of various human rights groups.
He is also the chairman of the King Fahad Academy"s board of trustees. He was among the columnists of First Rate (at Lloyd's) Arabiya.
He is a member of the House of Saud.