Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud (Arabic: خالد بن فيصل ال سعود Khālid bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd; born 24 February 1940), commonly known as Khalid Al-Faisal, is a Saudi Arabian politician, artist, and poet who is the governor of Makkah Province, in office from 2007 to 2013 and again since 2015.

He attended the Hun School of Princeton in New Jersey and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political economy from the University of Oxford in 1966.

[6][7] After returning to Saudi Arabia, Prince Khalid served as director general of the Presidency of Youth Welfare in the ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in 1967.

[7][8] His term lasted until April 1971 when he was appointed as governor of Asir Province, replacing Fahd bin Saad in the post.

He directed a Western business associate to renovate the palace in three weeks and rewarded the businessman with $13,000 when Prince Charles was impressed.

[14] On 16 May 2007, Khalid was appointed governor of Makkah Province by King Abdullah,[15] replacing Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz who died in office.

In 2010, he ordered hotels, restaurants, shops and wedding halls in the province to drop all their non-Arabic names and use Arabic only for signboards.

[18] On 22 December 2013, he was appointed as minister of education, replacing Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud in the post.

Prince Khalid is managing director of the King Faisal Foundation a large philanthropic and charitable organisation.

[7] In 1999, he founded Painting and Patronage to "build and foster valuable bridges of cultural, artistic and educational understanding between the Arab world and the international community".

Her father, Abdullah, is a son of Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman who is King Abdulaziz's stepbrother.

The award was given by the Arab Youth Media Forum, which is currently being held in Manama under the sponsorship of Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa.