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Saud bin Faisal

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Saud Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Term13 October 1975 – 29 April 2015
PredecessorFaisal
SuccessorAdel al-Jubeir
MonarchKhalid
Fahd
Abdullah
Salman
Born(1940-01-02)2 January 1940
Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Died9 July 2015(2015-07-09) (aged 75)
Los Angeles, United States
SpouseJawhara bint Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman
Full name
Saud Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
FatherKing Faisal
MotherIffat Al-Thunayan
ReligionWahhabi Hanbali Sunni Islam

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سعود بن فيصل بن عبد العزيز آل سعود), also known as Saud Al Faisal (Arabic: سعود الفيصل‎; 2 January 1940 – 9 July 2015), was a Saudi diplomat and statesman. He served as Saudi Arabia's foreign minister from 1975 to 2015.

By the time of his retirement, he was the world's longest-serving foreign minister. He was a member of the Saudi royal family.

Saud died on 9 July 2015 from complications from Parkinson's disease after going through surgery in Los Angeles, California at the age of 75.[1]

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  1. "Breaking: Saudi ex-Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal dead at 75". Gulf News. Reuters, AFP. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

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