The Killing of Abdul Rahim al-Huwaiti: The Man Who Filmed His Own Death to Stop NEOM

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The video was posted to social media on 12 April 2020, from the roof of a house in the village of al-Khuraybah in Tabuk province, northwestern Saudi Arabia. The man holding the camera was Abdul Rahim bin Ahmed Mahmoud al-Huwaiti, a 43-year-old employee of the Saudi Ministry of Finance. He spoke directly, without performance, without appeal to emotion. He said he did not want to leave his home. He said he did not want compensation. He pointed the camera toward the vehicles assembling on the roads below — security forces from the Saudi state, sent to enforce an eviction order he had refused to accept.

Abdul-Rahim-Al-Huwaiti on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence Platform

The Killing of Abdul Rahim al-Huwaiti: The Man Who Filmed His Own Death to Stop NEOM