Early Life
Faisal's father was Prince Musaid and his mother was Watfa, a daughter of Muhammad bin Talal, the 12th (and last) Rashidi amir. Faisal was born in Riyadh on 4 April 1944. His parents divorced. He and his brothers and sisters were much closer to their Rashidi relatives than their paternal relatives, Al Sauds.
In 1966, his brother Khaled, who was a fervent Wahhabite, was killed during a Riyadh protest against the introduction of television. The details of his death are disputed. Some reports allege that he actually died resisting arrest outside his own home. No investigation over his death was ever initiated. Faisal had another brother, Bandar, and a sister, Al Jawhara.
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