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Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (Arabic: سعود بن فيصل بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) (born 1940 in Taif, Saudi Arabia), more commonly referred to as Saud al-Faisal, is the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia. He was appointed to that position in 1975 by King Khalid, and he speaks 7 languages.
The world's longest-serving incumbent foreign minister, Prince Saud is well regarded internationally among his peers. He has worked closely with Kings Khalid, Fahd and Abdullah, seemingly surviving the reputed in-fighting of the Al Saud.
Prince Saud is a son of the late Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975, by influential wife Effat Al-Thuniyyan. He is married, with three sons and three daughters, and is, along with his seven brothers, a trustee of the King Faisal Foundation. The Prince has a degree in economics from Princeton University where he was an elected member of the exclusive Ivy Club. Positions he has held include: