Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud | |
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فيصل بن فرحان آل سعود | |
Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud | |
Succeeded by | Essam Ibrahim Baitalmal |
Personal details | |
Born | Frankfurt, West Germany | 1 November 1974
Relatives | House of Saud |
Alma mater | King Saud University |
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (
Early life and political career
Prince Faisal is a member of the Saudi royal family. A son of Prince Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud, he was born on 1 November 1974 in West Germany and was educated in the US.
Faisal has held senior positions in Saudi and international companies, primarily the aerospace and weapons sector. He was, until at least his appointment as ambassador to Germany, a director of the arms company Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI). He then worked for the Saudi ambassador to the United States.[6]
As an expert on the defense industry, he also chaired a US-Saudi joint venture with the aerospace company Boeing.[7] Prince Faisal also served as an adviser to the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia.[3][4]
In November 2017, Saudi Arabia withdrew its then ambassador to Germany,
Saudi
On 23 October 2019, he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia.[1][9]
On 19 August 2020, Foreign Minister Faisal said the
Since April 2021, Iraq has hosted five rounds of direct talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which cut diplomatic ties in 2016. The 6th round of talks on a ministerial level stalled, but after a meeting in Amman, Jordan, in December 2022, Faisal and Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian signaled that both countries would be "open to more dialogue".[11] In January 2023, Faisal speaking at a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos reiterated that "Riyadh is trying to find a dialog with Iran".[12] The two countries announced the resumption of relations on 10 March 2023, following a deal brokered by China.[13] It could lead the way to easing of the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, thus bringing stability to Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Bahrain.[14]
In June 2023, Faisal took part in a BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in Cape Town chaired by South Africa.[15] He met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who was also in Cape Town.[16]
See also
References
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- ^ Jordans, Frank; Batrawy, Aya (19 August 2020). "Saudi Arabia Cautiously Welcomes UAE, Israel Normalization". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press.
- ^ Motamedi, Maziar (21 December 2022). "Saudi Arabia wants dialogue after Jordan meeting: Iran minister". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Davos 2023: Saudi FM says Riyadh trying to find path to dialogue with Iran" Reuters. 17 January 2023.
- ^ Gans, Jared (11 March 2023). "Five things to know about the Iran-Saudi deal brokered by China". The Hill.
- ^ Bishara, Marwan (12 March 2023). "The Saudi-Iran détente and its regional implications". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "BRICS open to enlargement in call for 'multipolar' world". Deutsche Welle. 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Russian minister attends meeting of developing economies as bloc discusses adding Saudi Arabia, Iran". Associated Press. 1 June 2023.