Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani
Saudi human rights activist (born c. 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohammad Fahad Muflih al-Qahtani (محمد فهد مفلح القحطاني, born 1965)[3] is a human rights activist, economics professor[4] and political prisoner currently jailed at Al-Ha’ir Prison[5] in Riyadh. Prior to his arbitrary 2012 arrest, he co-founded and later lead[1] the Saudi Arabia human rights organisation Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association.[6] Alkarama described al-Qahtani as "one of [the Saudi Arabian judiciary's] most eloquent and fervent critics".[7] On 9 March 2013, al-Qahtani was sentenced to ten years in prison followed by a ten-year travel ban, ostensibly for "co-founding an unlicensed civil association".[8] He has carried out several hunger strikes to protest Saudi prison conditions endured during his politically motivated incarceration. As of 2022, he remains jailed and has been intermittently kept in solitary confinement since 2018.[9]
Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani | |
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محمد فهد مفلح القحطاني | |
Born | 1965 or 1966 (age 57–58)[3] |
Nationality | Saudi |
Occupation(s) | economics professor at the Institute of Diplomatic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)[4] |
Known for | co-founding of ACPRA[1] |
Children | 4[4] (Omar al-Qahtani and Othman al-Qahtani)[citation needed] |
Awards | Right Livelihood Award |
In 2018, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, together with other jailed activists Abdullah al-Hamid and Waleed Abulkhair for "their visionary and courageous efforts, guided by universal human rights principles, to reform the totalitarian political system in Saudi Arabia."[10] Their awards were received on their behalf by his son Omar al-Qahtani and Yahya Assiri.[11]