Turki Al-Faisal

Born: 1945-02-15

Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud known also as Turki al-Faisal, is a Saudi politician and diplomat. A member of the House of Saud, he currently serves as the chairman of King Faisal Foundation's Center for Research and Islamic Studies. From 1977 to 2001, Prince Turki was the director general of Al Mukhabarat Al 'Ammah, Saudi Arabia's intelligence agency, resigning the position on 1 September 2001, some ten days before the September 11 attacks in which 14 Saudi nationals hijacked commercial American airliners. Prince Turki subsequently served as ambassador to the Court of St. James's and the United States.


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The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

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Released: 2019-10-01

One year after the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a two-hour FRONTLINE documentary...

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Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

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Released: 2018-02-27

Bitter Rivals illuminates the essential history - and profound ripple effect - of Iran and Saudi...

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Frontline

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First aired: 1983-01-17

Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a...

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Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia

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Bitter Rivals illuminates the essential history - and profound ripple effect - of Iran and Saudi...

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