Saud bin Faisal facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Saud Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Term	13 October 1975 – 29 April 2015
Predecessor	Faisal
Successor	Adel al-Jubeir
Monarch	Khalid Fahd Abdullah Salman
Born	(1940-01-02)2 January 1940 Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
Died	9 July 2015(2015-07-09) (aged 75) Los Angeles, United States
Spouse	Jawhara bint Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman
Full name Saud Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Father	King Faisal
Mother	Iffat Al-Thunayan
Religion	Wahhabi 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.