Known for his vocal criticism of the Saudi Arabian government, particularly Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Alenezi has been living in exile in the United Kingdom.
[2][3] He has made significant contributions to the discourse on human rights in Saudi Arabia, particularly with respect to the Neom project, a planned megacity in the desert.
[4] On the British channel itv, Col. Rabih Alenezi appeared in the movie (Kingdom Uncovered: Inside Saudi Arabia) and confirmed that he had received an order to use lethal force against any resistance from the Al-Huwaitat tribe.
[6] In addition to that, he worked with American police officers and studied security in Phoenix the capital city of Arizona in United States.
[3] The Saudi royal court reportedly had a $250,000 (£200,000) bounty on his head, therefore, the British police advised him to adopt the lifestyle of Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence operative who is currently hiding in Russia.
[14] He made numerous allegations of human rights abuses he was asked to carry out, including the Saudi Interior Ministry's order to crack down on the Howeitat tribe in Tabuk province in 2020, Prince Mohammed's Location of pet project Neom, a planned megacity in the desert.
"I would like to remind architects that housing is an inalienable human right and that it is not rational to demolish entire towns and force their inhabitants to flee in the name of a wild, impractical plan.