Faisal bin Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud ( Faisal bin Turkī al ʾAwwal Āl Suʿūd; 1918 – 29 November 1968) was a Saudi royal and politician. He was the only son of Prince Turki I and the eldest grandson of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz. He served as minister of interior during the reign of King Saud, his uncle, step-father and father-in-law, and was the country's first minister of labour and social affairs. Although he was very close to King Saud, Prince Faisal was one of the Saudi royals who signed the document that asked Saud to abdicate in 1964.

Early life and family

Prince Faisal was born in Riyadh in 1918. After Prince Turki died, Princess Nora remarried to her husband's brother Prince Saud (later King of Saudi Arabia). Prince Faisal had at least two half-sisters: Princess Hessa bint Turki on his father's side and Princess Al Anoud bint Saud, the daughter of Princess Nora and King Saud.

Personal life Wives Munira bint Abdulaziz Al Oqla Buniah bint Musl'am bin Harqan Al Subaie Tefla bint Abdullah Al Khrassan Al Ajmi Jawza bint Mohammed bin Thamir Al Waj'an Al Shammari Hassa bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Amoosha bint Obaid bin Abdullah Rasheed

Children Al Jawhara bint Faisal bin Turki Sara bint Faisal bin Turki, wife of Prince Mishaal bin Saud Al Saud Turki bin Faisal bin Turki (deceased), died overseas at the age of 58, after suffering a heart attack. His wife was Sara bint Saud bin Abdulaziz. His son, Fahd, was named deputy governor of Qasim Province in 2017. And his son Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal al saud Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki (1945– 18 February 2019). His mother was Jawza bint Mohammed bin Thamir Al Waj'an. Then he married Al Anoud bint Abdulaziz Al Sudairi. Fahd bin Faisal bin Turki. He was a major in army special forces. Khalid bin Faisal bin Turki. He was a businessman and married to Nouf bint Bandar bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Seetah bint Faisal bin Turki. She married Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Faisal Al Saud. Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Turki. Mashael bint Faisal bin Turki (died 2016). She married Bandar bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer Mohammed bin Faisal bin Turki

Death Faisal died in Riyadh in 29 November 1968.