Misk Foundation, established by HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is a non-profit foundation devoted to cultivate and encourage learning and leadership in youth for a better future in Saudi Arabia.

To this end, Misk focuses on the country’s youth and provides various means to foster and empower talents, creative potential, and innovation and create a healthy environment for them to grow and develop. Misk also seeks to pave the way towards opportunities in the fields of art and science.

Misk Foundation invests in empowering youth in four main pillars; education, media, culture & technology. These pillars of knowledge will support and advance our country’s future. Enabling Saudi youth to learn is a means through which advancements across the business, technological, literary, cultural, and social aspects of our nation are made.

Misk Foundation pursues these goals by both establishing programs and partnering with local and global organizations in diverse fields. Through a variety of incubators, Misk is helping to develop the intellectual capital and unleash the potential of Saudi youth.

We believe that our organizational presence can support and enhance the efforts to establish a knowledge-based society, which will, in turn, bring fulfillment and add value to the Saudi society. Our guiding principles towards these objectives are commitment, impact, and integrity.

The Foundation’s name ‘Misk’ (in English ‘musk’) is derived from the heart of our Arab and Islamic heritage. That ancient perfume has been used for centuries as a symbol of generosity and benevolence; used by one yet its scent engulfs everyone.

Chairman’s Message

What we aspire to do through Misk Foundation is to take initiatives, encourage innovation and, in turn, ensure sustainability and growth to achieve the higher goal of developing the human mind. The wise leadership of HRH the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, is committed to invest in, support, and provide the right environment for the human capital to grow, develop, and contribute to the development of this great country.

Saudi Arabia is eager to become a knowledge-based economy and society. This shift is clearly reflected in the Tenth Development Plan, issued pursuant to Royal Decree No. 23 on 7/12/1379 H, to build a strategy for Saudi Arabia’s transition to a knowledge society. Within the framework of such Plan, the “National Strategy for Youth” emphasizes the significance of supporting youth and nurturing their entrepreneurial, intellectual, and physical abilities.

With this in mind, Misk will focus on the integration of its efforts alongside those of all relevant institutions and stakeholders to achieve this vision.

Allah Almighty has bestowed humans with power, money, and knowledge to be utilized in the right direction. Not only that, humans should ensure the sustainability of these blessings as we may consider sustainability as one of the most vital factors in prolonging the time span of any given civilization. In developed countries, sustainability and development are ensured through adopting creativity and positivity as a base for institutional operations. This is reflected by the durability of institutions for tens and hundreds of years to be key factors in shaping societies.

Therefore, Misk and I, hand in hand, will seek to take actions, adopt initiatives, and encourage creativity, ensuring their sustainability growth to contribute in developing the human mind.

We ask Allah, the Almighty, to guide us through the path of giving back to society, realizing our leadership’s vision, and faithfully serving our nation.

Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
Founder, Chairman of the Board