Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud


Faisal bin Abdullah was head of the Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society and a member of House of Saud.

Early life and education

Prince Faisal is a son of late King Abdullah. He went to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but he could not complete his education and dropped. He graduated from the American University in London in 1983. He also attended and completed a special course in security and intelligence studies with the British Army in 1988.

Career

Faisal bin Abdullah was one of then Crown Prince Abdullah's advisors. In 1991, he was appointed director general of the Department of Documents and Information at the National Guard and served there until 2000. Faisal then served as an advisor to the head of General Intelligence from 2000 to 2006. He was named as the head of the Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society with the rank of Minister on 20 November 2006. He also has some business activities.

Controversy and detention

Faisal bin Abdullah filed a lawsuit due to perceived defamation against one of Al Watan journalists, Saleh al Shehy in June 2007.
Faisal bin Abdullah was arrested in November 2017 together with other senior members of the royal family. He was freed on 29 December 2017, but an arbitrary travel ban was imposed on him. It was reported by Human Rights Watch that he was detained again on 27 March 2020.

Personal life

In 2001 Faisal bin Abdullah married Fahdah Hussain Abdulrahman Al Athel.