Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007)

Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن فيصل آل سعود ʿAbd Allāh bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd; 20 June 1923 – 8 May 2007) was a Saudi Arabian businessman, politician, and poet who held multiple posts in the Saudi government throughout the 1940s and 1950s.

He started his political career in 1945 when he disputed his half-uncle Mansour's appointment as acting viceroy of Hejaz and actually assumed the office one year later.

[9] His appointment as minister of health and of interior was a move to make him equal in status to then-minister of defense Prince Mishaal.

[10] His term lasted until March 1959 when he resigned,[11][12] and he was replaced by his father, Crown Prince Faisal, in the post of interior minister.

[13] Following his retirement from government jobs, Abdullah bin Faisal devoted his time to business and cultural activities.

[17] In addition, he founded Abdullah Establishment for Trading and Industry in Jeddah in 1978[18] and the SIGMA (Saudi Investment Group and Marketing) company in 1979.

[11][23] A composer of both classical and colloquial poetry, his works include the collection The Inspiration of Deprivation (Min Wahye al Hirman), 1980.

[23] Abdullah bin Faisal received a number of international honors including an honorary doctorate degree in humanities.

[28] Another spouse of Prince Abdullah was the granddaughter of Saad bin Abdul Rahman, another of King Faisal's uncles.

King Faisal , father of Prince Abdullah