Faisal bin Khalid Al Saud (born 1973)
{{Short description|Saudi royal and government official (born 1973)}}
{{Distinguish|text=Faisal bin Khalid Al Saud (born 1954)}}
{{Family name hatnote|lang=Arabic|Al Saud}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
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| full name = Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
| succession = Governor of Northern Borders Region
| reign = 22 April 2017 – present
| reign-type = In office
| regent = Salman
| reg-type = Monarch
| predecessor = Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud
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| father = Khalid bin Sultan
| mother = Lulwa bint Fahd bin Abdulaziz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud ({{langx|ar|فيصل بن خالد بن سلطان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود}}, Fayṣal bin Khalid Āl Sa'ūd; born 10 July 1973) is a member of House of Saud and the governor of the Northern Borders Region from 22 April 2017.{{cite news|title=Saudi Royal decree announces new appointments, restores benefits to government employees|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1088886/saudi-arabia|access-date=4 January 2017|work=Arab News|date=23 April 2017}} He is the son of former Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Sultan and grandson of former Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz.
Early life and education
His father, Khalid bin Sultan, was the former deputy minister of defense, and his grandfather was Crown Prince Sultan. His mother, Lulwa, was a daughter of King Fahd who died in April 2022.{{cite news
|title=Royal Court: Death of Princess Lolwah bint Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud|url=https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2347044
|access-date=27 April 2022|work=SPA|date=18 April 2022}}
Faisal holds a bachelor's degree in political science from King Saud University. He attended Basic Underwater Demolition/US SEAL training (BUD/S) at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and graduated from BUD/S class 189. He received his master's degree with honors in International Affairs from the University of Massachusetts in Boston, USA.{{cn|date=October 2023}}
Career
Faisal was appointed as an advisor to the Crown Prince's Court in 2006. In 2016 King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued an order appointing him as an adviser at the Royal Court.{{cite web|url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/af49db3f-1f35-432c-b448-95d3ca87f666.aspx|title=Saudi Arabia king shuffles government again|work=Gulf Today|date=13 July 2015|access-date=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011632/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/af49db3f-1f35-432c-b448-95d3ca87f666.aspx|archive-date=5 January 2018|url-status=dead}} On 22 April 2017, King Salman appointed him as the governor of the Northern Border Region with the rank of minister.[http://www.spa.gov.sa/1620049 السيرة الذاتية لسمو الأمير فيصل بن خالد بن سلطان]، وكالة الأنباء السعودية] He replaced Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Jiluwi in the post.{{cite news|title=Saudi King adopts royal decrees reshuffling senior-level posts|url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=2605699&language=en |access-date=14 February 2021|work=KUNA
|date=22 April 2017|location=Riyadh}}
Personal life
His first wife was Madawi bint Khalid bin Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Saud. In 2013 he married Sarah bint Khalid bin Musa'ed bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud.{{cn|date=October 2023}}
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Category:21st-century Saudi Arabian politicians
Category:Governors of Northern Borders Province