Noura bint Mohammed Al Saud
Noura bint Mohammed Al Saud | |||||
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Spouse | Faisal Al Shawaf | ||||
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House | Al Saud | ||||
Father | Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud | ||||
Mother | Nouf bint Khalid bin Abdulaziz | ||||
Alma mater | King Saud University |
Noura bint Mohammed Al Saud 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Expo spotlight on stunning designs by Princess Nourah". Gulf Daily News. Manama. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Exclusive Interview: NUUN Jewels". Katerina Perez. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fashion". The Business Year. No. 19. 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Brands. Nuun". The Jewelry Editor. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Catherine Minthe (19 November 2019). "Saudi Nuun Jewels Unveils its "Sweet Spot" at Jewellery Arabia". Vogue Middle East. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Olivia Morris (25 May 2020). "The Saudi jewellery brand you need to know about". Emirates Woman. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b Grace Gordon (17 January 2019). "Meet the Saudi Designer Shaking Up the World of Fine Jewelry". Savoir Flair. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Sophie Stevens (11 June 2018). "First Look: New Collections From NUUN Jewels". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Let's design local. Let's design Saudi". Adhlal. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Who's Who: Princess Nourah Al-Faisal, Saudi designer and founder of Nuun Jewels". Arab News. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Diana Bell-Heather (21 August 2018). "A&E Interviews HRH Nourah Al Faisal, Founder of NUUN Jewels". A&E World. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Kristen Walsh (January 2019). "Inspiration Builder". WIT Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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- Saudi Arabian businesspeople in fashion
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