Prince Mohammed Al-Faisal, the visionary behind Saudi Arabia’s desalination revolution
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is no longer just a petrostate but has become a global leader in desalinated water production, Michael Christopher Low, associate professor of history and director of the Middle East Center at the University of Utah, told an event in Riyadh on Monday.
Speaking at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Low presented a lecture on the pivotal role of Prince Mohammed Al-Faisal, whose pioneering work in desalination during the 1970s helped reshape Saudi Arabia and secured its water future.
Low said that Prince Mohammed’s commitment to solving water scarcity was rooted in his childhood experiences during the 1930s and 1940s, when Saudi Arabia faced severe water shortages.
Prince Turki Al-Faisal attended the event on Monday. (AN photo by Jafar Al-Saleh)
