Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud

Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud
Minister of Interior
In office1961–1962
Monarch
Prime Minister
King Saud
PredecessorAbdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz
SuccessorFahd bin Abdulaziz
Born1920
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Died1968 (aged 47–48)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Spouse
List
  • Munira bint Abdulaziz Al Oqla
  • Buniah bint Musl'am Al Subaie
  • Tefla bint Abdullah Al Khrassan Al Ajmi
  • Jawza bint Mohammed Al Waj'an Al Shammari
  • Hassa bint Saud Al Saud
  • Amoosha bint Obaid Al Rasheed
Issue
List
  • Princess Al Jawhara
  • Princess Sara
  • Prince Turki
  • Prince Abdullah
  • Prince Fahd
  • Prince Khalid
  • Princess Seetah
  • Prince Abdulaziz
  • Princess Mashael
  • Prince Mohammed
Names
Faisal bin Turki I bin Abdulaziz
HouseAl Saud
FatherTurki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
MotherNora bint Obaid Al Rasheed

Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن تركي الأول آل سعود Faisal bin Turkī al ʾAwwal Āl Suʿūd; 1920–1968) 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]

  1. ^ Yitzhak Oron, ed. (1961). Middle East Record. Vol. 2. Jerusalem: Israel Program for Foreign Translations. pp. 419–420. GGKEY:4Q1FXYK79X8.
  2. ^ Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 190. ProQuest 303295482.

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