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]
Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud | |||||
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Minister of Interior | |||||
In office | 1961–1962 | ||||
Monarch | |||||
Prime Minister | King Saud | ||||
Predecessor | Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz | ||||
Successor | Fahd bin Abdulaziz | ||||
Born | 1920 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
Died | 1968 (aged 47–48) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
Spouse | List
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Issue | List
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House | Al Saud | ||||
Father | Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
Mother | Nora bint Obaid Al Rasheed |
Prince Faisal was born in Riyadh in 1920.[3] He was the only son of Prince Turki I,[3] and his mother was Nora bint Obaid Al Rasheed.[4] 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]
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][7] In September 1961, he became minister of interior, succeeding Prince Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz, and remained in this position until 31 October 1962.[7] Then he was named an advisor at the ministry of petroleum and mineral resources.[7]
Faisal died in Riyadh in 1968.