Career
On his return to the Kingdom, Fahd bin Salman joined the Ministry of Interior as an advisor. Later he served as deputy governor of the Eastern Province from 1986 to 1991. He claimed that he spent about $4 million, all of which came from his own pocket, on feasts and largesse for commoners in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan during his deputy governorship in the Eastern Province.
From 1991 to his death in 2001, he was in private business, and also served as secretary-general of the charitable association for kidney failure patients.
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