Khalid Al-Faisal

Khalid Al-Faisal
Governor of Makkah Region
Assumed office
29 January 2015
Appointed byKing Salman
Preceded byMishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud
In office
16 May 2007 – 22 December 2013
Appointed byKing Abdullah
Preceded byAbdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Succeeded byMishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud
Minister of Education
In office
22 December 2013 – 29 January 2015
Monarchs
  • King Abdullah
  • King Salman
Prime Minister
  • King Abdullah
  • King Salman
Preceded byFaisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud
Succeeded byAzzam bin Mohammad Al Dakheel
Governor of Asir Region
In office
1971–2007
Appointed byKing Faisal
Preceded byFahd bin Saad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Succeeded byFaisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Personal details
Born (1940-02-24) 24 February 1940 (age 84)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
SpousePrincess Al Anoud bint Abdullah bin Mohammad
Children
House
Parents

Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud (Arabic: خالد بن فيصل ال سعود Khālid bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd; born 24 February 1940), commonly known as Khalid Al-Faisal, is a Saudi Arabian politician, artist, and poet who is the governor of Makkah Province, in office from 2007 to 2013 and again since 2015. He was the Saudi minister of education from 2013 to 2015. He was also the governor of Asir Province from 1971 to 2007. He served as the adviser to King Salman.[1]

  1. ^ "Poet Prince Khalid Al Faisal named cultural personality of the year by SIBF". Eye of Riyadh. Retrieved 7 May 2019.