Faisal bin Fahd Al Saud (1945–1999)

Faisal bin Fahd Al Saud (1945 – 21 August 1999) was the president of Youth Welfare in Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1999 and a member of House of Saud.

Not to be confused with Faisal bin Fahd Al Saud (businessman).

Faisal bin Fahd Al Saud
Faisal bin Fahd in 1978
President of Youth Welfare
In officeJuly 1975 – 21 August 1999
PredecessorKhalid bin Faisal Al Saud
SuccessorSultan bin Fahd
MonarchKing Fahd
Born1945
Died21 August 1999(1999-08-21) (aged 53–54)
Riyadh
Burial22 August 1999
Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
SpouseMunira bint Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Names
Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Fahd
MotherAl Anoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaid
Alma materUniversity of California at Santa Barbara

Early life and education

Faisal bin Fahd was born in 1945.[1] He was the eldest son of King Fahd.[2] His mother, Al Anoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaid, was from the Al Jiluwi branch of the Al Saud whose members intermarried with the members of the House of Saud.[1][3] She was younger sister of one of Prince Sultan's spouses. Al Anoud died of kidney failure in Santa Barbara in March 1999 after a long period of treatment in Los Angeles at the age of 76.[4] His full brothers are Mohammed bin Fahd, Saud bin Fahd, Khaled bin Fahd and Sultan bin Fahd.[5] His full sister was Latifa bint Fahd who died in December 2013.[6]

Faisal bin Fahd studied political science and economics at the University of California at Santa Barbara, graduating in 1971.[7]

Career

Prince Faisal's first post was the president of Saudi fencing federation.[7] In 1971, he was appointed as the chairman of the Saudi football federation. In July 1975, he became the president of Youth Welfare, replacing Khalid bin Faisal in the post.[1] Faisal was promoted to the ministerial rank in 1977.[7] He was also appointed the chairman of the Saudi Arabian olympic committee in 1975, and chairman of the Arab games federation in 1976.[8] He was also director-general at the ministry of planning starting in 1977. After 1977, he held the rank of minister of state and was a private "emissary to Iraq."[9] Unlike his brothers, his business activities were not intensive.[7]

In 1981, he chaired the sports federation for Islamic solidarity, and in 1982, the international committee for the preservation of the legacy of Islamic civilization. From 1979 to his death he chaired the Kingdom's supreme committee for the merit in literature prize. He had been the chairman of the Saudi Arabian society for youth hostels since 1973. Later, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1984.[10] He was also the president of the Arabian football union, and head of the national committee on drugs control, to which he had been appointed in 1984. He served internationally as the president of the international swimming association.[7] In 1992, he became the chairman of the Saudi federation of sports for the disabled.

Personal life

Prince Faisal had two sons, Prince Nawaf and Prince Khalid, and three daughters.[11][12] His wife was Munira bint Sultan, a daughter of Sultan bin Abdulaziz[13] who died in June 2011 at age 59.[14] His daughter, Haifa, is the spouse of Saud bin Khalid bin Abdullah.[15]

Death and funeral

Faisal bin Fahd died of a heart attack in King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh on 21 August 1999, shortly after returning from the Pan Arab Games held in Jordan.[16][17] He was admitted to the hospital due to his heart problems a day before the death.[18] His father, King Fahd, could not return to Saudi Arabia from Marbella to attend Faisal's funeral due to his medical condition that did not allow him to make a journey.[19][20] On 21 August 1999, funeral prayers were held for him in Riyadh with the participation of then Crown Prince Abdullah, Prince Sultan, Prince Nayef and hundreds of Saudis.[17] Mourners also included then Crown Prince Hamza of Jordan, the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and Bahrain's Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman, and Crown Prince, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad.[2]

Ancestry

References
  1. Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 274. ProQuest 303295482. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. "Funeral prayers for Prince Faisal". BBC. 21 August 1999. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. Joshua Teitelbaum (1 November 2011). "Saudi Succession and Stability" (PDF). BESA Center Perspectives. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. "Obituaries. Al Anoud bint Abdel Aziz; King Fahd's Wife". Los Angeles Times. 16 March 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. "First wife of King Fahd dies". Associated Press News. 9 May 1999. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  6. "Princess Latifah bint Fahd passes away". Arab News. Riyadh. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. Sharif Sabri (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I. S. Publication. ISBN 81-901254-0-0.
  8. Ghassane Salameh; Vivian Steir (October 1980). "Political Power and the Saudi State". MERIP (91): 5–22. doi:10.2307/3010946. JSTOR 3010946.
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  10. Gil Lebreton (17 December 1998). "Bearing gifts for Olympics shames all". The Telegraph Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  11. Yousef Othman Al Huzaim. An Exceptional Woman Wife of a King. Darussalam Publishers. p. 8. GGKEY:D6ZEE3WS95S.
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  13. Mark Young (2011). Saudi Bodyguard. Saudi Bodyguard. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4675-0263-4.
  14. "Prince Sattam performs funerary prayers over the deceased". Ain Alyaqeen. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  15. "وفاة الأمير خالد بن عبد الله.. تعرف على المالك السابق لقنوات "أوربت"". Albawaba News. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  16. "Facts on the late King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  17. "Royal Family Mourns Prince Faisal". Chicago Tribune. 23 August 1999. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  18. "Saudi King Fahd's Eldest Son, Prince Faisal, Dies". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 22 August 1999. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  19. "The Coming Succession in the House of Saud". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 1 (10). October 1999.
  20. "Biography of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". Babnet. 1 August 2005. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
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