Faisal bin Khalid Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 1954) is the former governor of Asir Region and a member of the House of Saud.

Early life and education

Prince Faisal was born in Riyadh in 1954.^[1] He is the youngest son of King Khalid. His mother is Sita bint Fahd Al Damir,^[2] who died at the age of 90 in Riyadh on 25 December 2012.^[3] ^[4] Faisal bin Khalid studied elementary and middle schools in Jeddah, and studied high school at the Institute of the capital Riyadh model. He completed his undergraduate studies at the College of San Mateo.^[1]

Career

Prince Faisal was former deputy governor of Asir Province.^[5] He was appointed to this post in August 2003. His tenure lasted for four years. He was appointed governor of Asir Province on 16 May 2007.^[6]

He is chairman of the King Khalid Foundation.^[7] ^[8] He is a member of the Allegiance Council.^[9] Faisal bin Khalid was also one of the advisors at the Crown Prince Court. In other words, he was one of the advisors of Crown Prince Nayef. The other two advisors of the Crown Prince were Mohammed bin Fahd and Mishaal bin Abdullah.^[10]

Activities as a governor

Faisal bin Khalid was reported to successfully deal with protests by university students in King Khalid University in Abha in March 2012.^[11] On the other hand, although he cared for the students' demands, he also declared that such activities were results of those planning to harm the security of the Kingdom and that such plans would not be tolerated.^[12]

Personal life and interests

Faisal bin Khalid is a supporter of equestrian stable and he owns Prince Faisal bin Khalid stable (Red Stable), one of the conventional stables in Saudi Arabia.

Notes and References

Web site: Faisal Khalid Abdulaziz . Dhownet. 12 November 2020.
Web site: Royal Family Directory. Datarabia. 15 September 2012.
News: Death of Princess Sita bint Fahd. 26 December 2012. Saudi Press Agency. 25 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234654/http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/readsinglenews.php?id=1062762&content_id=&scroll=1. 30 December 2013. dmy-all.
Web site: Prince Faisal bin Khalid Receives Condolers on the Death of his mother. Saudi Business News. 28 December 2013. https://archive.today/20131228182540/http://saudibiznews.com/local-news/item/578-prince-faisal-bin-khalid-receives-condolers-on-the-death-of-his-mother. 28 December 2013. dead.
Web site: Prince Khalid bin Faisal opens tourism symposium. SAMIRAD. 7 May 2012. 16 March 2004. 30 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233046/http://www.saudinf.com/display_news.php?id=1721. dead.
Web site: About Saudi Arabia. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Washington D. C.. 6 April 2012. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224638/http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/country-information/map_of_provinces.aspx. dead.
Web site: King Khaled exhibition opens in Alkhobar. Sofaraa. 7 May 2012. 10 March 2012.
News: Hawari. Walaa. King Khalid Award for the late crown prince. 7 May 2012. Arab News. 16 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111120204857/http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article534126.ece. 20 November 2011. dead.
News: King Abdullah names members of the Allegiance Commission. Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC. 10 December 2007. 3 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120601061618/http://saudiembassy.net/latest_news/news12100801.aspx. 1 June 2012. dmy-all.
Web site: Hariri Discusses Regional Situations with Saudi Crown Prince. Naharnet. 28 May 2012. 15 November 2011.
Web site: Talal Kapoor. Nayif's Return - A Lame Duck Crown Prince?. Datarabia. 12 April 2012.
Web site: Y. Admon. First Signs of Protest by Sunnis in Saudi Arabia. MEMRI. 27 May 2012. Inquiry and Analysis Series Report No.819. 4 April 2012.