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Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born 25 May 1960, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) (Arabic: حسام بن سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) is a member of House of Saud and Chairman of Zain Telecommunication company, based in Saudi Arabia. He is the governor of Al Bahah Province and a member of House of Saud. He is the son of King Saud, who was King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 till 1964.
Early life and education
He is the son of the late king of Saudi Arabia Saud bin Abdul Aziz. His mother is Nora bint Abdullah Al Damer. Prince Hussam has a Diploma in Economics from King Saud University Riyadh and MSc in Economics, London School of Economics; PhD in Economic Theories of Unemployment and Impact of Government Policies, University of London.
Business
Prince Hussam is the only son (that is known there maybe be others) of Saud to be a successful business man, he has many business activities like Arabian Plastic Compound; NAHL Water Factory in Egypt and Lebanon. He is also a Chairman of Saudi-Kuwait Holding, set up to provide investment in both countries; Zain, MTC, Saudi Arabia.
Personal life
Prince Hussam is married to Princess Sarah bint Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz, they have five children. In 2010, one of his sons is Prince Saud bin Hussam bin Saud, married a daughter of Prince Khalid bin Musa'id bin AbdulRahman in Riyadh.