Ahmed was born in Mecca on 1 January 1924, into a family of vast wealth and secrecy from Unayzah, Al-Qassim. The Al-Juffali are members of Bani Khalid dynasty, rulers of Eastern Arabia during the early 1600s to the late 1800s after military defeats against the saudis. The Family are most notable for being direct descendants of Khālid ibn al-Walīd. Ahmed was the third and most favored son of Sheikh Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Juffali. His mother is Madawi bint Ibrahim Al Obeid which was responsible for the education of her sons. Sheikh Ahmed had two elder brothers, Ibrahim and Ali, which where overseeing their fathers electricity empire. Now known as Saudi Electricity Company. Ahmed attended homeschool in his fathers historic palace in the centre of Mecca, where he was educated by a selection of financial scholars and merchants. Ahmed was particularly interested in the topic of bringing international companies to the local market. Shortly after Ahmed had accumulated the knowledge needed, he had a vision and together with his brothers, embarked on a journey to introduce multinational companies to Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Ahmed developed great interest in various philanthropic and humanitarian causes. He launched multiple initiatives and programs that continue to serve various sectors of the community and participate in humanitarian development inside and outside the Middle East and neighboring Islamic countries. Ahmed was also fluent in three languages: Arabic, English, German. Sheikh Ahmed taught himself German in his youth as he would always carry a custom made German to Arabic dictionary.
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Personal life
Sheikh Ahmed had one wife, three sons and one daughter. He married Suad bint Ibrahim Al Husseini in the early-1970s from the Al-Husayni clan. Suad is currently undertaking various philanthropic contributions. They have four children, three sons and one daughter:
On 20 July 1994, Sheikh Ahmed died on the Balearic Sea in his brand new 48 meter yacht "TATASU", after a sudden heart attack. His fortune is in the hands of his last surviving son, Khaled bin Ahmed Al Juffali.
