Prince Saud al-Faisal, former foreign minister of Saudi Arabia passed away in United States. He was 75 at the time of his death. He served as the Saudi kingdom’s foreign minister from 1975 to 2015. In 2015, he was succeeded by Adel al-Jubeir.
He was world’s longest-serving foreign minister. During his tenure as foreign minister he attended myriad events in Middle-East such as
- Invasion of Lebanon by Israel (1978, 1982 and 2006).
- Eruption of Palestinian intifadas (1987 and 2000).
- Invasion of Iran by Iraq (1980).
- Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq (1990).
- Occupation of Iraq by a US-led coalition (2003).
- Saud al-Faisal was son of King Faisal and was born on 2 January 1940 in Taif near Mecca.
About Saud al-Faisal
- Name: Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- He was a member of the Saudi royal family.
- He was a Saudi diplomat and statesman who served as Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister from 1975 to 2015.
- He became an economic consultant for the ministry of petroleum
