Saud bin Faisal
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سعود بن فيصل بن عبد العزيز آل سعود), also known as Saud Al Faisal (Arabic: سعود الفيصل; 2 January 1940 – 9 July 2015), was a Saudi diplomat and statesman. He served as Saudi Arabia's foreign minister from 1975 to 2015.
| Saud Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | |||||
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| Term | 13 October 1975 – 29 April 2015 | ||||
| Predecessor | Faisal | ||||
| Successor | Adel al-Jubeir | ||||
| Monarch | Khalid Fahd Abdullah Salman | ||||
| Born | 2 January 1940 Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Died | 9 July 2015 (aged 75) Los Angeles, United States | ||||
| Spouse | Jawhara bint Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman | ||||
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| Father | King Faisal | ||||
| Mother | Iffat Al-Thunayan | ||||
| Religion | Wahhabi Hanbali Sunni Islam | ||||
By the time of his retirement, he was the world's longest-serving foreign minister. He was a member of the Saudi royal family.
Saud died on 9 July 2015 from complications from Parkinson's disease after going through surgery in Los Angeles, California at the age of 75.[1]
References
- "Breaking: Saudi ex-Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal dead at 75". Gulf News. Reuters, AFP. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
Other websites
- Michael Slackman (16 December 2009). "A Legacy of Regret for a Saudi Diplomat". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
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