An industrialist and football fanatic, Abdullah bin Musa’ed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a grandson of the founder of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz. Sometimes called the ‘paper prince’, Abdullah founded the SPMC Group – the largest paper tissue manufacturer and recycler in the Middle East, which reported revenues of more than $260m last year. He is thought to be worth about $23bn. He was appointed Saudi Arabia’s General President of Youth Welfare in 2014.
Outside the kingdom, he is better-known for co-owning of Sheffield United Football Club. The former president of Saudi Arabia’s most successful club Al Hilal.