Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani

About

Economics professor and co-founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association. In 2013, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in human rights activities. 

Before Fame

He received a PhD from Indiana University. 

Trivia

In 2008, he participated in a 2-day hunger strike to protest the imprisonment of 11 activists. 

Family Life

He has a wife and two children named Qahtani and Othman al-Qahtan. 

Associated With

He and Waleed Abulkhair received the Right Livelihood Award in 2018.