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HRH Prince Turki AlFaisal AlSaud

Founder and Trustee of the King Faisal Foundation and Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

HRH Prince Turki AlFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is Founder and Trustee of the King Faisal Foundation and Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. HRH was appointed Advisor at the Royal Court in 1973 and. In 1977, HRH was appointed Director-General of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), Saudi Arabia’s main foreign intelligence service, in 1977 with the rank of Minister; HRH headed the GID until 2001. In 2002, HRH was appointed Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and served in the position until 2005. He was then appointed Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States of America and retired in 2007. HRH completed his studies at the Georgetown University.
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Updated: April 20, 2022