On social media, graphic live footage of the death surfaced. They feature Mohammad fahad Al-Qahtani, a well-known Saudi businessman, diplomat, and human rights advocate who passed out during his address at a business conference in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The businessman collapsed, and neither the on-site witnesses nor the medical staff was able to revive him.
How Did mohammad fahad al-qahtani Died?
He reportedly called Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed “a representative of mankind and a man of peace” just before collapsing to the ground.
Representatives of international, regional, and Arab bodies and organizations, as well as a number of embassies and prominent Arabs, were present at the event, according to Arabi21. Al-Qahtani was intended to be moved to the subsequent room after the fall, but not even the called rescuers were able to assist him. The reason for the death of Al-Qahtani wasn’t known right away. On social media, rumors started to circulate that it was a murder with a variety of motives, although this has not yet been proven in any manner. Despite receiving prompt assistance, the man was lost. His reason for death is a mystery.
Who was Mohammad Al- Qahtani?
The Daily Telegraph website reports that Saudi Arabian billionaire Al-Qahtani spent a considerable amount of time in the United Arab Emirates. His age, according to several sources, was between 55 and 56. On Monday, while giving a speech at the Arab-African Conference in Cairo, he unexpectedly lost consciousness and collapsed on the ground on his back.
Al-Qahtani presided over Al-Salam Holding Company and is said to have held a variety of honorary posts as a goodwill ambassador. He was a founding member of and active in various human rights groups. He was playing at a gathering sponsored by “raising the successes of [Egyptian] President Abdel Fattah Sisi” when he fainted, according to Arabi21.
Human rights activities
2008 hunger strike
In November 2008, al-Qahtani held a two-day hangar to protest the detention without fair and public trial of 11 of his activists, including Sriman Al-Reshodi and a former university professor. He was one of 20 human rights activists who initiated the strike. Al-Qahtani said petitions calling for fair trials and better prison conditions for activists had been ignored and that freedom of speech and assembly was not respected in Saudi Arabia.
2009 Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights
In October 2009, Al-Qahtani co-founded the Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA), a human rights organization in Saudi Arabia, along with Mohammed Saleh He al-Behjadi and nine others of his. As of June 2012, he remains active with his ACPRA.
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2011 prisoner demonstration
On February 5, 2011, approximately 40 women demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Interior in central Riyadh, demanding the release of prisoners.
Education and academic career

The American university where Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani received his Ph.D. is Indiana University. He was a professor of economics at the Institute of Diplomatic Affairs of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as of June 2012.
mohammad fahad al-qahtani cause of death
The event happened in Cairo during the Arab-African conference. Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani, a Saudi campaigner for human rights who resides in the United Arab Emirates, took part in the event.
The man complimented Egypt’s President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi during his speech. While presenting his address, the 57-year-old abruptly passed out and landed heavily on the ground. Cameras captured the scene.
محمد بن ناصر بن وزن آل مسعود القحطاني
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رجل أعمال سعودي مقيم بالإمارات وتم منحه مناصب شرفية كسفير نوايا حسنة وما إلى ذلك
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“ستكتب شهادتهم ويُسئلون”
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#وفاة الدبلوماسي السعودي محمد القحطاني اثناء كلمة له ألقاها في القاهرة مؤتمر العربي الافريقي ، pic.twitter.com/Nhha1glSZX
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Despite receiving prompt assistance, the man was lost. His reason for death is a mystery.
Al-Qahtani was referred to as “one of the most eloquent and impassioned critics of the Saudi judiciary” by Alkarama, a human rights organization with Swiss roots. Al-Qahtani was found guilty of multiple crimes relating to his human rights work on March 9, 2013, and he was given a ten-year prison sentence as well as a ten-year travel ban.
He was accused of, among other things, creating an organization without a permit, “breach of allegiance to the monarch,” comparing the Saudi government to a police state, inciting public opinion by accusing the government of violating human rights, and turning international organizations against the kingdom. He was also accused of accusing the judiciary of allowing torture and accepting confessions obtained under duress.
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