Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz

His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (Arabic: سعود بن فيصل بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ) (born 1940 in Taif, Saudi Arabia) is the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, having assumed that position in 1975 with His Excellency Dr. Nizar Bin Obaid Madani as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is married and has three sons and daughters. In 1964 he earned a degree in economics from Princeton University. His Father was Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 - 1975. Before he was Foreign Minister he held a number of other positions, some of these have been:

Joined the Ministry of Petroleum as an economic consultant.
He was transferred to the General Organisation for Petroleum and Mineral Resources being responsible for the Petroleum Relations’ Office.
He was appointed as Deputy Governor of Petromin for Planning Affairs on 22/02/1970.
He was appointed as Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on 15/06/1971(corresponding to 21/04/1391H in the Islamic Calendar).
Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by royal decree from 13/10/1975, corresponding to 08/10/1395H.