Faisal bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, فيصل بن سلمان آل سعود ''Fayṣal bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd''; born 25 December 1970) is a member of the
House of Saud
The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), and ...
and governor of
Madinah province
The Medina Province ( ar, مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة, Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah) is a Provinces of Saudi Arabia, province (''mintaqah, minṭaqah'') of Saudi Arabia, located on the Hejaz, cou ...
in Saudi Arabia.
Early life and education
Prince Faisal was born in Riyadh on 25 December 1970.
He is the fifth son of
Salman bin Abdulaziz
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود, , ; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of King ...
, the
King of Saudi Arabia
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. His mother is
Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi, who died in July 2011. She was a daughter of King Salman's uncle, Turki bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, who was formerly the governor of
Asir Province. Faisal is a full brother of
Prince Fahd,
Prince Ahmed
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,
Prince Sultan
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (c. 5 January 1928 – 22 October 2011) (Arabic: سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ''Sulṭān ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd''), called ''Sultan the Good'' (Arabic: سلطان الخير ''Sulṭa ...
,
Prince Abdulaziz and
Princess Hassa.
Faisal bin Salman holds a bachelor's degree in
political science
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from
King Saud University
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.
[ He received a PhD from ]Oxford University
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in 1999. His PhD thesis was titled "Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: Power Politics in Transition 1968-1971", and was published by I.B.Tauris in 2003.
Career
He was a professor of political science at King Saud University
King Saud University (KSU, ar, جامعة الملك سعود) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in the K ...
.[ He studied especially political relations in the ]Persian Gulf
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region among the others during his academic career. During this period he was a research fellow at Georgetown University
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.
After the death of his brother Prince Ahmed in 2002, Prince Faisal took over as chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), reportedly the largest media company in the Middle East
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, North
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and Central Africa
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. He was reported to own around seven percent of the company, while the family of his late brother Ahmed owns three percent. It is reported that the newspapers owned by the SRMG, including ''Arab News
''Arab News'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Saudi Arabia. It is published from Riyadh. The target audiences of the paper, which is published in broadsheet format, are businessmen, executives and diplomats.
At least as of ...
'', ''Asharq Al-Awsat
''Asharq Al-Awsat'' ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, Aš-Šarq al-ʾAwsaṭ, meaning "The Middle East") is an Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London. A pioneer of the "off-shore" model in the Arabic press, the paper is often noted f ...
'' and ''Al Eqtisadiah
Al Eqtisadiah ( ar, الاقتصادية, 'The Economy') is a Saudi daily business newspaper, published by Saudi Research and Publishing Company. It has been in circulation since 1962.
History
''Al Eqtisadiah'' was first launched as an economic ...
'' take a pro-government position and supported King Abdullah's cautious reforms.[ Faisal bin Salman began to publish a new magazine through the SRMG that is an Arabic translation of the magazine '']Robb Report
The ''Robb Report'' is an American, English-language, luxury-lifestyle magazine featuring products, including automobiles, aviation, boating, real estate and watches. Founded in 1976, it is currently owned by Penske Media Corporation. It also dist ...
''. He also established a school for training journalists and other media people. He has been the chairman of Jadwa Investment, a Riyadh-based leading Saudi investment bank, since 2006.
On 14 January 2013, Faisal bin Salman was appointed governor of Madinah province
The Medina Province ( ar, مِنْطَقَة ٱلْمَدِيْنَة ٱلْمُنَوَّرَة, Minṭaqat Al-Madīnah Al-Munawarah) is a Provinces of Saudi Arabia, province (''mintaqah, minṭaqah'') of Saudi Arabia, located on the Hejaz, cou ...
at the rank of minister, replacing Abdulaziz bin Majid
Abdulaziz bin Majid Al Saud (born 1960) is the former governor of Madinah Province and a member of House of Saud.
Early life and education
Prince Abdulaziz was born in 1960. He is Majid bin Abdulaziz's second son. Abdulaziz's mother is Nuf bint ...
in the post. After his appointment as governor, Faisal bin Salman was succeeded by his half-brother, Turki bin Salman, as chairman of the SRMG.
Other positions
Prince Faisal joined the council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a British research institute or think tank in the area of international affairs. Since 1997, its headquarters have been Arundel House in London, England.
The 2017 Global Go To Think T ...
(IISS) in 2009. He is also chairman of the board of social responsibility in Riyadh. In addition, he chairs the executive committee of “Ensan Society” that deals with various support programs for orphans.
Views
Faisal bin Salman stated in 2007 that social change in Saudi Arabia had to be slow.
Awards
Faisal bin Salman was named "The Man of the Year 2004 in business" by ''Arabian Business
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Its circula ...
'' in 2004. He was also named the Media Personality of the Year by the Arab Media Forum
Arab Media Forum (Arabic: منتدى الإعلام العربي) is an international media forum organized by Dubai Press Club, founded in 2001 and based at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.thoroughbred horse racing
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. After the death of Prince Ahmed in 2002, Prince Faisal succeeded him as the head of The Thoroughbred Corporation
The Thoroughbred Corporation is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the Saudi Arabian royal family. It was based at an facility at Bradbury Estates, in Bradbury, ...
. In addition, he owns Belgrave Bloodstock in England.
In 2002 Faisal bin Salman had 12 horses in training, with Paul Cole
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He was British flat racing Champion Trainer in 19 ...
, Sir Mark Prescott
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and John Gosden
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in England; Aidan O'Brien
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in Ireland
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; Jean-Claude Rouget
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in France; and Julio Canini and Graham Motion in the United States. It is reported that his best horse is Last Second, dam of Aussie Rules. She won both the Sun Chariot Stakes
The Sun Chariot Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 ...
and Nassau Stakes
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in 1996. Prince Faisal also won the 1995 Cherry Hinton Stakes
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with another horse, Applaud. Last Second later became his most successful broodmare. He has his own stud, Denford Stud
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The estate lies near to the A4 road (Great Britain), A4 road, and is located approximately ...
near Hungerford, Berkshire. His racing manager is James Wigan.[ In 2011 Central Park was Faisal's best juvenile.]
Prince Faisal bred Aussie Rules in Kentucky
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and is racing him in cooperation with Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor
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Tabor regularly appears on the ''Sunday Times Rich List'' of the richest people in Britain. In 2012 his fortune w ...
. He had four mares boarded at Indian Creek Farm near Paris (Kentucky). The dam of Aussie Rules, Last Second, has had only one foal sell at public auction, Bold Glance, who went for $2,202,250 in October 2005. Belgrave also has kept several fillies out of Last Second, including stakes winner Approach. Other mares are kept at Chris Budgett's Kirtlington Stud in the United Kingdom.[
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Ancestry
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