Early Life and Early Political Career
Saud bin Faisal was born in Taif on 2 January 1940. He is the second son of the late King Faisal and his wife Iffat Al-Thunayan. He attended the Hun School of Princeton and graduated from Princeton University in 1964 with a bachelor of arts degree in Economics. He is full brother of Mohammed bin Faisal, Turki bin Faisal, Luluwah bint Faisal and Haifa bint Faisal.
He became an economic consultant for the Ministry of Petroleum. In 1966, he was moved to General Organization for Petroleum and Mineral Resources (Petromin). In February 1970, he became Deputy Governor of Petromin for Planning Affairs. In 1971, he became Deputy Minister of Ministry of Petroleum. He was also a member of the High Coordination Committee.
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