Background
He was born in Qunfodah, and raised in Mecca.
He was born in Qunfodah, and raised in Mecca.
He was the owner and publisher of a significant newspaper in Hejaz: "Sout First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hejaz". He established many civil institutes in Mecca in early times, such as. The ambulance cultural society, and First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Qirsh Society.
He also participated in forming First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Wahda sport club of Mecca.
He was appointed the second minister of finance in the Saudi reign. later he was the head of the Islamic Conference. He is also known as the "father" of the modern Saudi economy.
He embraced the liberal economic values in Saudi Arabia following the work of the Egyptian economic leader Talaat Pasha Harb. He called for collective trade instead of traditional indivisualistic or family based trade.
He established dozens of trade, industrial, and financial companies in Mecca and Saudi Arabia.
He established the "Hejazi Library", which was among the first civic publisher houses in Hejaz and the Arabian peninsula. lieutenant published Mohammed Hasan Awwad"s famous book on reform: "Khawater Mosarraha" in 1925. Also wrote and published the first modern book in Hejaz: "Adab First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hejaz".
Sabban harbored the modernism movement.
He published another famous book supporting the modern young Hejazi poets in First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ma"aradd", which is a collection of work by the young modern Hejazis.
He was a member of the "Hejazi National party" which striped the Hashemites crown from Hejaz in 1925.