Early Life and Education
Prince Faisal was born in Jeddah on 25 December 1970. He is the fifth son of Salman bin Abdulaziz, who is the Minister of Defence since November 2011 and Crown Prince since June 2012. His mother is Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi who died in July 2011. She was a daughter of Prince Salman's uncle, Turki bin Ahmad Al Sudairi, who was one of the former governors of Asir Province. Faisal is full brother of late Prince Fahd, late Prince Ahmed, Prince Sultan, Prince Abdulaziz and Princess Hussa (born 1974).
Faisal bin Salman is a graduate of Oxford University. His Ph.D. thesis is 'Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: Power Politics in Transition 1968-1971'.
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