Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1950)

Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالله آل سعود, romanized: Fayṣal bin ʿAbdullāh Āl Saʿūd; born 13 May 1950) is a retired Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who served as the Saudi Arabian minister of education from 2009 to 2013 in the administration of King Abdullah, his maternal uncle and father-in-law. He is a member of the House of Saud.

Not to be confused with his brother-in-law Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.

Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud
Prince Faisal bin Abdullah in 2011
Minister of Education
In office14 February 2009 – 22 December 2013
PredecessorAbdullah bin Saleh bin Obaid
SuccessorKhalid bin Faisal Al Saud
Prime MinisterKing Abdullah
Born (1950-05-13) 13 May 1950
Riyadh
SpouseAdila bint Abdullah Al Saud
Issue6
Names
Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherAbdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud
MotherNouf bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
Alma materMenlo College
Stanford University
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