Prince Fahd’s first formal schooling was at the “Princes’ School” in Riyadh, a school established by his father to ensure that his own sons and the children of other leading citizens were well equipped for the challenges that lay ahead. At the Princes’ School, Prince Fahd was tutored by men such as Ahmed Al Arabi and Sheikh Abdul-Ghani Khayat. After completing his time at the Princes’ School, Prince Fahd then attended the Religious Knowledge Institute in the Holy City of Makkah where he received further instruction from the most eminent Islamic scholars in the Kingdom.

In short, by the time Prince Fahd’s schooling was completed, he was steeped in the traditions of his society, the teachings of Islam and, through his regular contact with his father, the mechanisms of power and the qualities required to operate those mechanisms judiciously.