Prince Khalid Al-Faisal

Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a son of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, is a Saudi prince who served as governor of Asir Province, and began his duties as governor of Makkah Province on 9 Jumada al-Awwal 1428 AH, corresponding to 26 May 2007.[1][3]

He later took charge of the Ministry of Education, and on 22 Rabi' al-Thani 1436 AH, corresponding to 11 February 2015, he became Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Province.[5][7] Alongside his administrative work he chaired the Makkah Province Council and the Arab Thought Foundation, and he heads the Makkah Province Development Authority and the Central Hajj Committee.[2][4][8][12]

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal was governor of Asir Province, and in that capacity he visited the University of Lisbon on 8 Sha'ban 1426 AH, corresponding to 12 September 2005.[1]

He began his duties as governor of Makkah Province at the emirate office on 9 Jumada al-Awwal 1428 AH, corresponding to 26 May 2007.[3] He chaired the Makkah Province Council, and on 11 Jumada al-Thani 1429 AH, corresponding to 15 June 2008, he set out the province's strategy and the ten-year plan for its projects together with what had been accomplished during the past year, in light of the attention given to building the human being and developing the place.[4]

He took charge of the Ministry of Education, and at his office in the ministry he received the president of King Abdulaziz University on 6 Rajab 1435 AH, corresponding to 5 May 2014.[5] On 8 Rabi' al-Thani 1436 AH, corresponding to 28 January 2015, he inspected the ministry's new building on King Abdullah Road in Riyadh.[6]

On 22 Rabi' al-Thani 1436 AH, corresponding to 11 February 2015, he held the office of Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Province, together with the chairmanship of the board of the Committee for Reconciliation at the Emirate of Makkah Province.[7]

He heads the Makkah Province Development Authority, whose council approved on 27 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1437 AH, corresponding to 30 August 2016, the slogan "Invest in Makkah" for the strategic plan, after the Council of Ministers agreed to widen the scope of the authority's work.[8]

He adopted the idea of the Chair of Moderation at King Abdulaziz University in 1430 AH to consolidate the approach of moderation and reject all forms of extremism. The chair became a centre in 1437 AH, and the Ministry of Education then approved renaming the Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Centre for Moderation as the Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Institute for Moderation. On 18 Jumada al-Awwal 1440 AH, corresponding to 24 January 2019, he honoured the university's president and the dean of the institute.[9]

He chairs the Central Hajj Committee, and on 20 Jumada al-Thani 1442 AH, corresponding to 2 February 2021, he launched the twentieth scientific forum for Hajj, Umrah and visit research organised by Umm Al-Qura University.[10] On 1 Dhu al-Hijjah 1442 AH, corresponding to 11 July 2021, he handed the covering of the Holy Kaaba to the senior custodian of the Sacred House, and on 29 Jumada al-Thani 1444 AH, corresponding to 22 January 2023, he opened the twenty-second scientific forum for Hajj, Umrah and visit research.[11][12]

He headed the Arab Thought Foundation, and on 13 Sha'ban 1427 AH, corresponding to 6 September 2006, he launched the website of the Fikr 5 conference in Riyadh.[2] On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques he patronised, on 27 Sha'ban 1443 AH, corresponding to 30 March 2022, the ceremony held by the Ministry of Media to mark 100 Hijri years since the launch of Umm Al-Qura newspaper, and on 25 Safar 1444 AH, corresponding to 21 September 2022, the ceremony honouring the winners of the King Abdulaziz International Competition for the Memorisation, Recitation and Interpretation of the Holy Qur'an in its forty-second session, in which 153 contestants from 111 countries took part.[13][14]

On 16 Jumada al-Awwal 1444 AH, corresponding to 10 December 2022, he opened the second World Conference on Talent and Creativity on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.[15] The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud conferred on him the King Abdulaziz Sash on 1 Ramadan 1440 AH, corresponding to 6 May 2019.[16]

Q: Who is Prince Khalid Al-Faisal? A: He is Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a Saudi prince who served as governor of Asir Province, then as governor of Makkah Province, then took charge of the Ministry of Education, and became Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Province.[1][3][5][7]

Q: When did he begin his duties as governor of Makkah Province? A: He began his duties on 9 Jumada al-Awwal 1428 AH, corresponding to 26 May 2007.[3]

Q: Which ministerial and advisory posts has he held? A: He took charge of the Ministry of Education and then, on 11 February 2015, became Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Province.[5][7]

Q: Which institutions has he headed? A: The Makkah Province Council, the Arab Thought Foundation, the Makkah Province Development Authority and the Central Hajj Committee.[2][4][8][12]

Q: What are his most prominent honours? A: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz conferred on him the King Abdulaziz Sash on 1 Ramadan 1440 AH, corresponding to 6 May 2019.[16]