Noura bint Mohammed Al Saud

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.

Noura bint Mohammed Al Saud
SpouseFaisal Al Shawaf
Full name
Noura bint Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherMohammed bint Abdullah bin Faisal
MotherNouf bint Khalid bin Abdulaziz
Alma materKing Saud University

Early life and education

Noura bint Mohammed was born in Saudi Arabia. She is a great granddaughter of King Faisal. She is the daughter of Mohammed bin Abdullah whose father is Abdullah bin Faisal.[1][2] Prince Mohammed died in August 2011.[2] 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.[3][4] She also studied interior design in London.[1][4] She participated Place Vendôme workshop on jewelry in Paris.[5]

Career

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][3][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]

Personal life

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][14] Faisal Al Shawaf is a graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston.[15]

References
  1. "Expo spotlight on stunning designs by Princess Nourah". Gulf Daily News. Manama. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "بين قبري الأب والأم.. محمد العبد الله تحت الثرى". Aleqt (in Arabic). 25 August 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. "Exclusive Interview: NUUN Jewels". Katerina Perez. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. Marie-Caroline Selmer (19 March 2019). "A talk with Nourah Al Faisal, the founder and creative director of Nuun jewels". The Eye of Jewelry. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. "Fashion". The Business Year (19). 2018. 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. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. Catherine Minthe (19 November 2019). "Saudi Nuun Jewels Unveils its "Sweet Spot" at Jewellery Arabia". Vogue. 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. 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. Sara El Safty (30 July 2020). "The 10 Most Successful Saudi Female Entrepreneurs Behind Homegrown Brands". Forbes Middle East. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. Diana Bell-Heather (21 August 2018). "A&E Interviews HRH Nourah Al Faisal, Founder of NUUN Jewels". A&E World. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  15. Kristen Walsh (January 2019). "Inspiration Builder". WIT Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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