Faisal bin Mishaal Al Saud

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Faisal bin Mishaal Al Saud
Prince Faisal in 2012
Governor of Al Qassim province
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 January 2015
Monarch	King Salman
Preceded by	Faisal bin Bandar
Personal details
Born	1959 (age 61–62)
Alma mater	King Saud University University of California University of Durham
House	House of Saud
Mother	Fawzia bint Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Qahtani
Father	Mishaal bin Saud

Faisal bin Mishaal Al Saud (born 1959) is the governor of Al-Qassim Region since 29 January 2015. He is the eldest son of Prince Mishaal bin Saud Al Saud, a grandson of King Saud and a great-grandson of King Abdulaziz.

Early life and education[]

Prince Faisal was born in 1959.^[1] He received a bachelor's degree in political science in 1982 from King Saud University and a master's degree in political science in 1988 from the University of California, United States. He received his doctorate degree in political science in 2000 from the University of Durham, United Kingdom.^[1]

Career[]

Immediately after graduating from the university Prince Faisal joined the Ministry of Defense management cooperation and foreign aid in 1982. Moved to work in the form of intelligence and security of the armed forces in the Ministry of Defense in 1984. He served as an adviser for defense minister's office in 1988.

On 29 January 2015, he was appointed governor of the Al-Qassim Region at the rank of minister, succeeding Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud, who was appointed governor of Riyadh region.

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