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Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muaammar (Arabic: فيصل بن عبد الرحمن بن معمر) is the founding Secretary General of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID, based in Vienna) [1] [2] and the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND, based in Riyadh).
Prince Faisal is the son of Fahd bin Abdullah [1] and is a great-grandson of Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman, half-brother of King Abdulaziz. [2] He has a bachelor's degree in political science from King Saud University, and a master's degree in management, public policy and communication in the area of administration from Emerson College.
At least two of Abdul Rahman's daughters, Noura and Mounira, married the grandsons of their paternal uncle, Saud bin Faisal. [34] One of Abdul Rahman's spouses was Sara bint Ahmed bin Muhammad Al Sudairi [35] who was the mother of Faisal, Noura, Abdulaziz, Bazza, Haya and Saad I. [33] She died in 1910. [36]
His father, Prince Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al-Muqrin, is an advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Deputy Minister of the National Guard. [2] [3] Prince Faisal chairs several organizations, companies, and boards of directors in addition to his current role.
Musaid bin Abdul Rahman was born in Qasr Al Hukm, Riyadh, [3] around 1922. [4] [5] He was the son of the former emir of Nejd Abdul Rahman bin Faisal and Amsha bint Faraj Al Ajran Al Khalidi. [6] He had a number of half-siblings from his father's other marriages. [7]
Faisal bin Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh on 14 April 1906. [6] [7] He was the third son of Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman, then Emir of Nejd; Faisal was the first of his father's sons who was born in Riyadh. [8] [9] His mother was Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh, [10] whom Abdulaziz had married in 1902 after
However, when Mishari bin Saud, the last Imam’s brother, escaped from Egyptian captivity to reassert Saudi rule, Turki joined him and was appointed governor of Riyadh. [10] Ibn Muammar quickly crushed the revolt, however, and imprisoned Mishari. Turki retaliated by capturing Ibn Muammar and his son (also named Mishari).
[5] [8] Upon this events Sheikh Abd Al Latif bin Abdul Rahman, grandson of Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab, supported Saud as the new Emir and also, declared him as Imam. [7] [9] Abdullah fled Riyadh and Saud proclaimed himself Imam in May 1871. The same year Saud's brother Muhammad was released from the prison in Dammam by the Ottomans. [8]