Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud explained

Succession:Minister of Interior
Reign-Type:In office
Reign:1961–1962
Predecessor:Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz
Successor:Fahd bin Abdulaziz
Full Name:Faisal bin Turki I bin Abdulaziz
Father:Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Mother:Nora bint Obaid Al Rasheed
Birth Date:1918
Birth Place:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Death Place:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
House:Al Saud

Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن تركي الأول آل سعود Faisal bin Turkī al ʾAwwal Āl Suʿūd; 1918–1968) was a Saudi royal and politician. He was the only son of Prince Turki I and the eldest grandson of King Abdulaziz. He served as minister of interior during the reign of King Saud, his uncle and step-father, and was the country's first minister of labour and social affairs.[1] Although he was very close to King Saud, Prince Faisal was one of the Saudi royals who signed the document that asked Saud to abdicate in 1964.[2]

Early life and education

Prince Faisal was born in Riyadh in 1920. He was the only son of Prince Turki I, and his mother was Nora bint Obaid Al Rasheed. Faisal's father was the eldest son of Abdulaziz, then Sultan of Nejd. Prince Turki died from Spanish flu in late 1919, a few months before Prince Faisal was born.[3] After Prince Turki died, Princess Nora remarried to her husband's brother Prince Saud (later King of Saudi Arabia).[4] Prince Faisal had at least two half-sisters: Princess Hessa bint Turki on his father's side[5] and Princess Al Anoud bint Saud, the daughter of Princess Nora and King Saud.[4]

Career

Prince Faisal held several posts in the government most of which were during the reign of King Saud. Shortly after the unification of the Kingdom, King Abdulaziz appointed him as Prince of Al Khafji, a small village. He was the first Prince for the town after the establishment of Saudi Arabia. In June 1961, King Saud appointed him the minister of labour and social affairs which he held between 1961 and 1962.[6] In September 1961, he became minister of interior, succeeding Prince Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz, and remained in this position until 31 October 1962. Then he was named an advisor at the ministry of petroleum and mineral resources.[7]

Personal life

Wives

Children

Death

Faisal died in Riyadh in 1968.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Yitzhak Oron. Middle East Record. 1961. 2. Jerusalem. 419–420. GGKEY:4Q1FXYK79X8. Israel Program for Foreign Translations.
  2. Gary Samuel Samore. Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982). 190. 1984. PhD. . Harvard University. Gary Samore.
  3. Alexander Blay Bligh. Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century. Columbia University. 45. PhD. . 1981.
  4. Web site: الملك سعود بن عبد العزيز. King Saud website. 27 April 2013. 9 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170709203021/http://www.kingsaud.net/art/inside/brown/index11.html. dead.
  5. Web site: تركي بن عبدالعزيز) 1318-1337 هـ)- 1900-1919 م)). King Saud Official website. 21 September 2013. 9 July 2017. ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20170709203021/http://www.kingsaud.net/art/inside/brown/index11.html. dead.
  6. Book: J. E. Peterson. Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia. 2003. Scarecrow Press. 55. 2nd. Metuchen, NJ. 9780810827806 .
  7. Web site: Appendix 6. The Sons of Abdulaziz. Springer. 13 August 2020.
  8. News: H.H. CP sends cable of condolences to Saudi Arabia. 13 August 2020. KUNA. 15 January 2004.
  9. Web site: HRH Prince Faisal bin Turki bin Faisal Al Saud: Chairman of the Board. Saudi Crown Holding. 12 July 2020.
  10. Web site: Karen Elliott House. Saudi Arabia in Transition: From Defense to Offense, But How to Score?. 13 August 2020. 7. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
  11. News: UAE Rulers condole King Salman on death of Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki. 13 August 2020. Emirates 24/7. 19 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Family Tree of Hussa bint Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Datarabia. 14 September 2013.

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