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| Abdul Rahman bin Faisal |
Abdul Rahman only ruled from 1889 to 1891, when he was defeated by opponents and forced into exile in Kuwait. In later years, as his son built what was to become Saudi Arabia, Abdul Rahman was styled Imam and considered the spiritual leader of the country until his death in 1928. (references) |
| Faisal Ahmad Shinwari |
Faisal Ahmad Shinwari is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. (references) |
| Faisal Alam |
Faisal Alam is a gay Pakistani American who founded the Al-Fatiha Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing the cause of gay, lesbian and transgender Muslims. (references) |
| Faisal Athar |
Faisal Athar (born October 15, 1975 in Hyderabad) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who has played in one One-day International, in May 2003. He has played in several Pakistani domestic matches, for teams including Hyderabad, Pakistani National Shipping Corporation and Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan. (references) |
| Faisal bin Abdullah |
Faisal bin Abdullah is a child of Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. (references) |
| Faisal Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz |
Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz (1946-1999) was the son of Fahd of Saudi Arabia. He served as Minister of Labor and Minister of Youth, and was also president of the Arabian Football Union, Arab Football Union, the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and head of the National Committee on Drugs Control. He also served internationally as president of the International Swimming Association and was a member of the International Olympic Committee. (references) |
| Faisal bin Musad |
Faisal bin Musad bin Abdel Aziz (April 4, 1944 - 1975) was the assassin and nephew of King Faisal. The younger Faisal's father was Prince Musad, a half-brother of King Faisal, and fifteenth son of Ibn Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. His mother was Watfa, a daughter of Mohammad ibn Talal, the 12th (and last) Rashidi amir. (references) |
| Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud |
Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah al-Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن تركي بن عبد الله آل سعود) (d. 1889) was the second king of the Second Saudi State and a Head of the House of Saud. (references) |
| Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman |
Sayyid Faisal bin Turki (1864 - October 15, 1913) ruled as Sultan of Muscat and Oman from June 4, 1888 - October 15, 1913. He succeeded his father Turki bin Said as Sultan. Upon his death in 1913, he was succeeded by his eldest son Taimur bin Faisal. (references) |
| Faisal Faisal |
Faisal Faisal is a winter sports athlete who hopes to represent Iraq in the 2006 Winter Olympics. He studies business management at the Sydney campus of Central Queensland University. (references) |
| Faisal Hossain |
Faisal Hossain (born October 26, 1978 in Chittagong) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. (references) |
| Faisal Husseini |
Faisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini (July 17, 1940 - May 31, 2001) was a Palestinian politician who was considered a possible future leader of the Palestinian people. (references) |
| Faisal I of Iraq |
Faisal ibn Husayn (Arabic:فيصل بن حسين May 20, 1883 - September 8, 1933) was for a short while king of Greater Syria in 1920 and king of Iraq from 1921 to 1933. He was a member of the Hashemite dynasty. (references) |
| Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud |
King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Faisal II of Iraq |
Faisal II (May 2, 1935 - July 14, 1958) was the last king of Iraq from April 4, 1939 to 1958. (references) |
| Faisal Iqbal |
Faisal Iqbal (born December 30, 1981 in Karachi) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. (references) |
| Faisal Khan |
Faisal Khan is a Bollywood actor. He is the brother of the more famous Aamir Khan. Has acted in Mela (2000) with his brother Aamir Khan and Twinkle Khanna and along with Indian comedian Johnny Lever who played Insp. Pakkad Singh. (references) |
| Faisal Meqdad |
Faisal Meqdad is Syria's permanent envoy to the United Nations. (references) |
| Faisal Mosque |
King Faisal Mosque (Shah Faisal Masjid شاه فيصل مسجد in Urdu) is one of the largest mosques in the world, located in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. It is a well-known mosque in the Islamic world and is renowned for both its immense size and its architecture. (references) |
| Faisal of Saudi Arabia |
Faisal bin Abdelaziz Al Saud (1906—March 25, 1975) (Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. (references) |
| Haifa bint Faisal |
Princess Haifa bint Faisal (Arabic: هيفاء بنت فيصل, also called Haifa al Faisal) is the wife of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to United States. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, she was investigated for allegedly funding some of the hijackers, but this charge was found to be untrue. (references) |
| King Faisal University |
King Faisal University is a public university in Dammam, Saudi Arabia founded in 1975. It is most famous for its medicine program, although engineering and other majors are offered as well. It is one of the toughest two Saudi universities to get into, the other being King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. (references) |
| Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz |
(born 1940 in Taif, Saudi Arabia) is the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, having assumed that position in 1975. He is a child of one of 37 sons of Ibn Saud, the first monarch and founder of modern Saudi Arabia, and is a nephew of King Fahd. His Father was Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia from 1964-1975. (references) |
| Shah Faisal Colony |
Shah Faisal Colony is a residential area in Karachi, Pakistan. It is named in honor of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is near Jinnah international airport and now a new flyover is built for the convenience of the people. (references) |
| Turki bin Faisal al-Saud |
Prince Turki bin Faisal al Saud (born February 15, 1945) is the former Saudi Head of Intelligence, Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ireland and as of July 2005, the Saudi ambassador to the United States. He is a son of the late King Faisal and a nephew of the late King Fahd. (references) |
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