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Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in 2020
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
23 October 2019
MonarchSalman
Preceded byIbrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf
Personal details
Born (1974-11-01) 1 November 1974 (age 49)
Frankfurt, West Germany

Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (born Nov 1,1974) is a Saudi Arabian diplomat and politician and a member of the house of Saud. Prince Faisal is the current foreign minister of Saudi Arabia appointed by King Salman of Saudi Arabia with a royal decree on 23 October 2019.[1] Prince Faisal was born in Frankfurt, Germany and spent a part of his childhood and youth in Germany, which is why, according to German news media, he speaks fluent German.[2]

Early life and political career

Prince Faisal is a member of the house of Saud. He was born on 1 November 1974 and educated in the US.[3][4] He served as an adviser at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in the US from 2017 to 2019.[3] As an expert on the defense industry he also chaired a US-Saudi joint-venture with the aerospace company Boeing.[5] Prince Faisal also served as an adviser to the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia.[3][4] On 27 March 2019, he was appointed as ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Germany.[3] On 23 October 2019, Prince Faisal was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Saudi royal decree apoints Prince Faisal bin Farhan as new foreign minister". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ Krüger, Paul-Anton. "Saudi-Arabien: Faisal bin Farhan wird Außenminister". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ambassadors in Germany". diplomatisches-magazin.de. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Germany presents his credentials". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Young Saudi prince with Western experience named foreign minister". Reuters. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
2019–present 		Incumbent


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