Background
Princess Seeta was born in 1930. She is the daughter of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shuraim who was one of two Rashidi women married to him.
Princess Seeta was born in 1930. She is the daughter of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shuraim who was one of two Rashidi women married to him.
She is younger sister of King Abdullah with whom she was reported to be very close. Seeta bint Abdulaziz was very active in charitable efforts. But, she was also active in forming women groups such as the Princesses" Council.
Furthermore, the first and second Saudi Women"s Forum was carried out under her patronage in 2009 and 2010, respectively.
In May 2011, a conference entitled “Saudi Women of Tomorrow” was also organized under her patronage. She sponsored many charities within the Kingdom and made donations to many research programs and family welfare projects, too.
Under her patronage, career days were organized towards female employment. Princesses" council
In 2003, Princess Seeta initiated the Princesses’ Council.
lieutenant was the first family council for female royals in Saudi Arabia.
The council became an important body in the House of Saud. Instead of focusing on charity work, it functions as a think tank and lobbying body. The council is designed to meet at a regular period, twice a month, every second week lasting for two or three hours.
Societal issues focusing on women-related topics are being discussed in the meetings
The outcomes of these meetings are mostly non-binding suggestions for solving certain issues, and petitions to relevant governmental institutions. At the initial phase, the number of the council members was twenty-two.
The number of council members is thirty royal women in its current form. Seeta bint Abdulaziz died on 13 April 2011, after a long illness.
Her funeral prayer was held at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh on 14 April 2011.
The funeral prayer was attended by King Abdullah, late Crown Prince Sultan, late Prince Nayef, Prince Salman, Prince Bandar, Prince Turki, Saad Hariri and other senior princes. President Barack Obama called King Abdullah to convey his condolences.
The Council was designed to involve one member of each of the royal family’s sub-branches. All members of the council were asked to be interested in social work such as health-care, children, women, and business.