| Full Name: | Faisal bin Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Succession: | Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Italy | ||||
| Reign: | May 2017 - present | ||||
| Reign-Type: | In office | ||||
| Reg-Type: | Monarch | ||||
| Regent: | Salman | ||||
| Predecessor: | Rayed Khalid Krimly | ||||
| Birth Place: | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| House: | Al Saud | ||||
| Father: | Sattam bin Abdulaziz | ||||
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Faisal bin Sattam Al Saud (born 1970) is a Saudi Arabian businessman, lawyer, and diplomat who is the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Italy since May 2017. He is a member of the House of Saud.
Prince Faisal was born in Ta'if in 1970.[1] He is the fourth child of Sattam bin Abdulaziz. His brother, Abdulaziz bin Sattam, is an advisor at the Royal Court.
Prince Faisal completed his early education in Riyadh.[2] He is a graduate of King Saud University, Riyadh, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in law in 1991. He received a masters of law degree from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in 1995.[3]
Following his return to Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal worked at private law firms in Riyadh until 2001.[3] Next he worked at World Trade Organization in Geneva for one year.[3] From 2002 he started his business activities.[3] He is the owner of Jeem Holding which is based in Riyadh and deals with different sectors, including transportation, sustainability and sustainable technologies, food and beverage and real estate.[4]
Prince Faisal was named as ambassador to Italy at the rank of minister in May 2017, replacing Rayed Khalid Krimly in the post.[5] [6] He was accredited as ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Italy, Malta and San Marino on 21 June 2018.[7] He is ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.[7]
Prince Faisal is son-in-law of Mohammed bin Nawwaf Al Saud and has four children.[8] [9] He has a good command of English.[8]