Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud

Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
فيصل بن فرحان آل سعود
	Prince Faisal in 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 October 2019
Monarch	Salman
Prime Minister	Salman (2019–2022); Mohammad bin Salman (2022–present);
Preceded by	Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf
Saudi Ambassador to Germany
	In office; 27 March 2019 – October 2019
Monarch	Salman
Preceded by	Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud
Succeeded by	Essam Ibrahim Baitalmal
Personal details
Born	1 November 1974 (age 49); Frankfurt, West Germany
Relatives	House of Saud
Alma mater	King Saud University

Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن فرحان آل سعود, DMG Faiṣal b. Farḥān Āl Saʿūd; born 1 November 1974) is a Saudi Arabian diplomat, politician and a member of the House of Saud. Prince Faisal has also served as the Saudi ambassador to Germany since 27 March 2019 until his appointment as the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia. He is currently serving as the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia since 23 October 2019, when he was appointed to that position by a royal decree issued by King Salman.^[1] Prince Faisal was born in Frankfurt, West Germany and spent a part of his childhood and young adulthood in that country, which is why he speaks fluent German according to German news media.^[2]

^ "Saudi royal decree appoints Prince Faisal bin Farhan as new foreign minister". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ Krüger, Paul-Anton. "Saudi-Arabien: Faisal bin Farhan wird Außenminister". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[:0-1] "Saudi royal decree appoints 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.

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