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Noura bint Mohammed Al Saud

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.
Noura bint Mohammed Al Saud
SpouseFaisal Al Shawaf
Names
Noura bint Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
HouseAl Saud
FatherMohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud
MotherNouf bint Khalid bin Abdulaziz
Alma materKing Saud University

Noura bint Mohammed Al Saud (Arabic: نورة بنت محمد آل سعود) is a Saudi royal and a businesswoman. She is the founder and owner of Nuun Jewels and is a jewelry designer.

Early life and education

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Noura bint Mohammed was born in Saudi Arabia. She is a great-granddaughter of King Faisal. She is the daughter of Mohammed bin Abdullah, the son of Abdullah bin Faisal.[1] Her mother is Nouf bint Khalid, a daughter of King Khalid.[1]

Noura is a graduate of King Saud University and holds a bachelor's degree in English literature.[2][3] She also studied interior design at Richmond University in London.[1][3][4] She participated Place Vendôme workshop on jewelry in Paris.[5]

Career

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Noura bint Mohammed designed various high jewellery for private clients until 2014 when she founded Nuun Jewels,[6] a jewellery house,[7][8] which is located in Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris.[9] The word, Nuun, is a reference to her nickname, Nu.[10]

In 2019 Noura also opened a branch of Nuun Jewels in Riyadh.[10] She has exhibited her jewelry collection in different cities, including Paris, at the Four Seasons George V, Riyadh, Manama, Dubai and Monaco.[1][2][11]

In 2018 Noura bint Mohammed started a platform to assist the design industry and emerging designers in Saudi Arabia which is named Adhlal.[12][13] In 2020 Forbes Middle East named her as the sixth most successful Saudi female entrepreneur who developed a native brand.[13]

Princess Noura has been serving as a special adviser to the Jockey Club Saudi Arabia headed by Bandar bin Khalid Al Saud since 2020.[14][15]

Personal life

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Noura bint Mohammed lives in Riyadh and Paris, and is married to Faisal Al Shawaf, a Saudi architectural engineer and the president of Saud Consulting Services.[1][16] Faisal Al Shawaf is a graduate of the Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Expo spotlight on stunning designs by Princess Nourah". Gulf Daily News. Manama. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Exclusive Interview: NUUN Jewels". Katerina Perez. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Marie-Caroline Selmer (19 March 2019). "A talk with Noura Al Faisal, the founder and creative director of Nuun jewels". The Eye of Jewelry. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Princess Noura Helps Young Saudis in The Design Industry". Al Bawaba. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Fashion". The Business Year. No. 19. 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Brands. Nuun". The Jewelry Editor. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ^ Hatem Alakeel (14 December 2018). "HRH Princess Noura bint Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud on building a design industry in Saudi Arabia". Buro. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. ^ Catherine Minthe (19 November 2019). "Saudi Nuun Jewels Unveils its "Sweet Spot" at Jewellery Arabia". Vogue Middle East. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ Olivia Morris (25 May 2020). "The Saudi jewellery brand you need to know about". Emirates Woman. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. ^ a b Grace Gordon (17 January 2019). "Meet the Saudi Designer Shaking Up the World of Fine Jewelry". Savoir Flair. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  11. ^ Sophie Stevens (11 June 2018). "First Look: New Collections From NUUN Jewels". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Let's design local. Let's design Saudi". Adhlal. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b Sara El Safty (30 July 2020). "The 10 Most Successful Saudi Female Entrepreneurs Behind Homegrown Brands". Forbes Middle East. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Who's Who: Princess Nourah Al-Faisal, Saudi designer and founder of Nuun Jewels". Arab News. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  15. ^ Hussam Al Mayman (24 February 2023). "Saudi Cup can showcase Kingdom's beauty, Princess Nourah Al-Faisal tells 'The Mayman Show'". Arab News. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  16. ^ Diana Bell-Heather (21 August 2018). "A&E Interviews HRH Nourah Al Faisal, Founder of NUUN Jewels". A&E World. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  17. ^ Kristen Walsh (January 2019). "Inspiration Builder". WIT Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2020.