Faisal bin Abdullah

Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud (; born 23 July 1978) is a member of the House of Saud, one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz, and was head of the Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society. He has been in detention since March 2020.

Early life and education Prince Faisal was born on 23 July 1978. He is the fifth son of King Abdullah who ruled Saudi Arabia from 2005 to his death in January 2015. His mother is Hessa bint Trad Al Shaalan, Prince Faisal has six blood siblings, including Mansour bin Abdullah.

Prince Faisal attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but he could not complete his education and dropped. He graduated from the American University in London in 1983. 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 removed from the office on 18 July 2016 without any official announcement. He was replaced by Mohammad Al Qassem in the post.

He was arrested in November 2017 together with other senior members of the royal family. He was freed in December 2017 following a financial settlement, but an arbitrary travel ban was imposed on him.

Personal life Former wife of Faisal bin Abdullah was Noura bint Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, a daughter of Ahmed bin Abdulaziz. They have three children. In 2016, they divorced.

While he was in the United States in 2015, Faisal bin Abdullah survived a heart attack.