Amy Roko takes on a journey across the MDL Beast festival in #Riyadh, a historic moment for youth culture in the Kingdom. Meanwhile, she talks to Fahad Al Saud about the steps he has made to change perceptions about the region through storytelling and entertainment in comic books.
Yes, he is a Saudi royal, and yes, his Instagram name is Yolo Fahad... and he is one of the coolest royals you'll ever come to know.
HH Prince Fahad Al Saud is an entrepreneur, CEO and pioneer in the Middle East’s creative and technology sectors. He is committed to social change; backing initiatives to empower people and businesses across the Middle East, the USA and Africa.
His Highness Prince Fahad Al Saud is a technology evangelist, philanthropist and entrepreneur. A graduate of Stanford University, Prince Fahad’s passion and dedication to technology has contributed to dedicated works and investments in education, job creation, youth empowerment and socially responsible content development.
Prince Fahad Al Saud grew up playing video games, but as an Arab, he did not always identify with the villains on screen, many of them depicted as Middle Eastern. He started NA3M (New Arab Media) to make games that people, especially girls, in his home country of Saudi Arabia could better relate to.
Prince Fahad al Saud tells Becky Anderson he wants to challenge perceptions of Arab communities and give Middle East gamers characters they identify with.
In his first TV interview Prince Fahad AL-Saud will talk briefly about his experience working at Facebook and how the Arabic Facebook started and being an integral part of bridging the communication gap between the west and the arab world.