Abdullah al-Hamid

Quick Facts

Full Name	Abdullah al-Hamid
Occupation	Human Rights Activist
Date Of Birth	Jul 12, 1950(1950-07-12)
Age	74
Date Of Death	April 24, 2020, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Birthplace	Buraidah
Country	Saudi Arabia
Birth City	Buraidah
Horoscope	Cancer

Abdullah al-Hamid Biography

Abdullah al-Hamid is one of the most popular and richest Human Rights Activist who was born on July 12, 1950 in Buraidah, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. In May 2005, Dr. Abdullah al-Hamid was sentenced to seven years in prison for “showing dissent and disobeying the ruler” after calling for reforms. He was pardoned and released on 8 August 2005.

On 1 September 2012 Abdullah al-Hamid appeared in the Specialized Criminal Court together with Mohammad al-Qahtani. Both read their defense statements to the court. The charges against al-Hamid include “spreading chaos, destabilizing public order, attempting to impede development in the country and questioning the integrity of official clerics by accusing them of being tools for the royal family”. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. Another ACPRA co-founder, Mohammed al-Bajadi, received a four-year jail sentence on similar charges in April.

On 9 March 2013, al-Hamid was sentenced to serve 5 years in prison, as well as to serve 6 years of a previous prison term that had been pardoned by King Abdullah in 2006, according to Abdulaziz Al-Shubaily, an ACRPA member who said he attended the criminal court session in Riyadh. Al-Shubaily reported that the courtroom was “full of journalists, activists, as well as a heavy security presence.” Mohammad al-Qahtani was sentenced to 10 years in the same case. The court also ordered the ACRPA to be closed, their funds confiscated, and their social media shut down.

On 9 April 2020, al-Hamid was comatose and transferred to critical care after suffering a stroke, for which Amnesty International demanded his release. Shortly after, while still under detention on 24 April 2020, he died at the age of 69.

On 7 September 2012, Amnesty International called for charges against al-Hamid and Mohammad al-Qahtani to be dropped, saying the case appeared to be “based solely on their legitimate work to defend human rights in Saudi Arabia and their criticism of the authorities.” The organization called for a letter- writing campaign to the offices of the Saudi king and the minister of interior. In 2018, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award.

Abdullah al-Hamid Net Worth

Abdullah al-Hamid is one of the richest Human Rights Activist from Saudi Arabia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Abdullah al-Hamid 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Matrouk al-Faleh was arrested 19 May 2008, at his office at King Saud University in Riyadh, where he was professor of political science, and released on 10 January 2009. Al-Faleh, who had been acting as attorney for al- Hamid and his brother, Issa al-Hamid, spent seven months in prison, held without charges in solitary confinement. It is believed the arrest was related to a letter written by al-Faleh detailing prison conditions after visiting Issa and Abdullah al-Hamid at al-Buraida prison. Al-Faleh is a member of the Paris-based Arab Commission for Human Rights.

In 2008, al-Hamid served a four-month prison term for “incitement to protest” after supporting a demonstration of women who were protesting the detention of relatives. The demonstration took place in front of Buraidah prison, in central Saudi Arabia. Demonstrations in Saudi’s eastern province by members of the Shiite minority group calling for the release of prisoners have at times turned deadly. In 2018, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, together with other jailed activists and Waleed Abulkhair for “their visionary and courageous efforts, guided by universal human rights principles, to reform the totalitarian political system in Saudi Arabia.”

Abdulaziz al-Hussan, who defended Mohammad al-Qahtani and Abdullah al-Hamid, was detained and interrogated in the spring of 2013, shortly after posting to Twitter about his clients’ detention conditions. Rather than face a travel ban, which are typically imposed on anyone arrested, Al-Hussan moved to Bloomington Indiana, as visiting scholar at Indiana University’s Center for Constitutional Democracy.

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Abdullah Ranked on the list of most popular Human Rights Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Saudi Arabia. Abdullah al-Hamid celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.