Prince Turki Al-Faisal

Prince Turki Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and a son of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz.[1][2]

He combined public and cultural work and excelled in both, and has chaired the Board of Directors of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies since its founding.[3]

His career moved between his work as an adviser to King Faisal bin Abdulaziz, his leadership of the General Intelligence Presidency during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, and then his representation of the Kingdom as ambassador to the United Kingdom and later to the United States of America.[4][5][6][7]

Prince Turki Al-Faisal spoke in his remarks of the establishment of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and the purpose of its founding.[4]

He has chaired the Board of Directors of the Center since its founding, and devoted his efforts to serving the record of his father King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, presenting the human aspects of his life and of his family life, which he regarded as a school to be drawn upon across generations.[2][3]

Prince Turki Al-Faisal worked as an adviser to King Faisal bin Abdulaziz, and his career was shaped by King Faisal's vision and guidance.[4]

He led the General Intelligence Presidency during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, and sought to develop the agency by focusing on training and the qualification of its personnel.[5]

Prince Turki Al-Faisal was appointed ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the United Kingdom.[6]

In September 2005 he delivered a copy of his credentials as ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the United States of America.[7]

His service as ambassador of the Kingdom in Washington ended in February 2007, and President George W. Bush received him at the White House on the occasion.[8]

Prince Turki Al-Faisal delivered a lecture at the Middle East Centre of St Antony's College at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom in February 2007, titled "Saudi Constitutional Reform from King Abdulaziz to King Abdullah".[9]

He won his case against the French channel "France 3", which had accused him in a documentary programme of having had prior knowledge of the planning of the 11 September operation.[12]

Prince Turki Al-Faisal is the Supervisor-General of the exhibition "Al-Faisal: Witness and Martyr", which opened its doors to the people of the Asir region in Abha on 1 Sha'ban 1429 AH, corresponding to 2008.[10]

In December 2019 he opened the "Al-Faisal" exhibition in London, which the Center organises to mark the 100th anniversary of the historic journey of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz to Europe and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.[11]

In May 2009 he agreed to take on the honorary presidency of the Saudi Publishers Association.[3]

Prince Turki Al-Faisal took part as guest of honour in the graduation ceremony of the fifth and sixth cohorts of the Leaders 2030 programme, one of the programmes of the Misk Leaders track, and recounted his personal experience in leadership, his time as an adviser to King Faisal and his memories of him.[4]

In October 2026 he was installed as an associate member of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco.[13]

Q: Who is Prince Turki Al-Faisal? A: He is Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies and a son of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz.[1][2]

Q: What positions did he hold? A: He worked as an adviser to King Faisal bin Abdulaziz, then led the General Intelligence Presidency during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, and was then appointed ambassador of the Kingdom to the United Kingdom, and later to the United States of America.[4][5][6][7]

Q: What is his connection to the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies? A: He has chaired the Center's Board of Directors since its founding and devoted his efforts to serving the record of his father King Faisal bin Abdulaziz.[2][3][4]

Q: What are his most prominent academic and cultural activities? A: He delivered a lecture at the University of Oxford in February 2007, has supervised the exhibition "Al-Faisal: Witness and Martyr" since 2008, and opened the "Al-Faisal" exhibition in London in December 2019.[9][10][11]

Q: When did his mission as ambassador in Washington end? A: It ended in February 2007, and President George W. Bush received him at the White House on the occasion.[8]

Prince Turki Al-Faisal combines public and cultural work; alongside his chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, he led the General Intelligence Presidency during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz and represented the Kingdom as ambassador in London and Washington.[3][5][6] Related topics on the platform include Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal and Al-Faisal Museum for Arab and Islamic Art.