Background
Prince Fahd was born in Riyadh in 1955. He was the eldest son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, king of Saudi Arabia. His mother was Sultana First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sudairi, who died in July 2011.
She was the daughter of Prince Salman"s uncle, Turki bin Ahmad First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sudairi, who was formerly the governor of Asir Province.
Education
University of California, Berkeley.
Career
Fahd bin Salman was a full brother of Prince Ahmed, Prince Sultan, Prince Abdulaziz, Prince Faisal and Princess Hussa (born 1974). Fahd bin Salman received a bachelor"s degree from King Saud University in Riyadh, followed by a second bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. On his return to Saudi Arabia, Fahd bin Salman joined the ministry of interior as an advisor.
Later he served as deputy governor of the Eastern province from February 1986 to February 1993.
From 1991 to his death in 2001, Prince Fahd was involved in private business ventures. One of his companies was the Eirad Company, a space technology firm based in Riyadh.
Fahd bin Salman was introduced to horse racing in the early 1980s by his father-in-law, Khalid bin Abdullah, and he bought the famous Whatcombe stable near Lambourn in 1984. He later acquired a stable of Thoroughbred racehorses and established Newgate Study in Dorset and in Lexington.
His greatest success came with the colt Generous whose victories included the 1991 Epsom Derby, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and the Irish Derby.
His other horses included Ibn Bey, Broken Hearted, Zoman, Insan, Bint Pasha, Magic Ring and Dilum. In his later years, he began to devote himself to breeding horses rather than to racing. The Prince Fahd bin Salman Charity Organization for Renal Failure Patient Care is a charitable organization founded by Prince Fahd, who was its first secretary-general.
The association was formerly known as the Wafa Kidney Center in Namas and was renamed after the death of Fahd bin Salman.
lieutenant was announced that Fahd bin Salman died due to heart failure in Riyadh on 25 July 2001. Funeral prayers were held at the Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh following regular afternoon prayer on 25 July 2001.
He was buried in First Rate (at Lloyd's) Oud cemetery in Riyadh.