Turki Al-Faisal | |||||
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 Prince Turki in 2014 | |||||
| Director General of Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah | |||||
| In office 1979–2001 | |||||
| Monarchs | King Khalid King Fahd | ||||
| Preceded by | Kamal Adham | ||||
| Succeeded by | Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States | |||||
| In office 2005–2007 | |||||
| Monarch | King Abdullah | ||||
| Preceded by | Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud | ||||
| Succeeded by | Adel Al Jubeir | ||||
| Personal details | |||||
| Born | 15 February 1945 Mecca, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Spouse | Nouf bint Fahd bin Khalid Al Saud | ||||
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| House | Al Saud | ||||
| Father | King Faisal | ||||
| Mother | Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan | ||||
Turki bin Faisal Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن فيصل آل سعود, romanized: Turkī ibn Fayṣal Āl Su'ūd;, commonly known as Turki Al-Faisal, born 15 February 1945) is a Saudi prince and former government official who served as the head of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Presidency from 1979 to 2001. He is the chairman of the King Faisal Foundation's Center for Research and Islamic Studies.
From 1979 to 2001, Prince Turki was the director general of Al Mukhabarat Al 'Ammah, Saudi Arabia's intelligence agency, resigning the position on 1 September 2001, ten days before the September 11 attacks in which 14 Saudi nationals hijacked commercial American airliners. Prince Turki subsequently served as ambassador to the Court of St. James's and the United States.[1]
- ^ "Embassy official: Saudi ambassador to U.S. resigns". CNN. Reuters. 2006. Archived from the original on 20 December 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2006.