Riad Khashoggi
Riad A. Khashoggi | |
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Khashoggi in North Africa, 1988 | |
| Born | Riyadh Ahmed Hamza Khashoggi 26 October 1941 |
| Died | 1 May 2012 (aged 70) |
| Education | Dahran Electrical Company (Technical Education Scholarship) University of Bremen (Germany) |
| Occupation | Industrial Engineer |
| Spouse(s) | Angelika Berlanda(div. 1984) Eleonora de Lennart (m. 1986) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Hamza al Khashoggi (grandfather) Jamal Khashoggi (cousin) Adnan Khashoggi (uncle) Samira Khashoggi (aunt) Nabila Khashoggi (cousin) Emad Khashoggi (cousin) Dodi Fayed (cousin) |
Sheikh Riad A. Khashoggi (Arabic: رياض خاشقجي; born in Medina October 26, 1941 – May 1, 2012) was the first industrial engineer in Saudi Arabia capable of designing heavy duty industrial factories as well as being a scholar and an author. He designed and founded Saudi Steel, the first steel factory in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Steel soon became the largest factory in the Arabian world. His partners in Saudi Steel were Sheikh Omar al Saggaf, Foreign Minister and best friend; and Sheikh Kamal Adham, Head of the Saudi CIA and brother-in-law of Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (King Faisal).