Faisal bin Turki Al-Faisal
| Faisal bin Turki Al Faisal | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1975 |
| House | House of Saud |
| Father | Turki Al Faisal |
Faisal bin Turki Al Faisal Al Saud (born 27 March 1975), titled Prince Faisal bin Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, most commonly referenced as Faisal bin Turki. He is the eldest son of Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud and brother of Red Bull athlete Prince Abdulaziz. He is a member of the House of Saud, the Saudi Arabia royal family. Similar to his father, Prince Faisal bin Turki studied International Relations at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Faisal also studied at Calvin College, American Intercontinental University and the London School of Economics and Political Science, obtaining an MSc in Environmental Policy Planning and Regulation.
In 2007, Faisal founded the Global Strategic Studies Institute (GSSI) which is the first Saudi Arabian environmental NGO. The GSSI supports new mega projects, encouraging their development to have an environmentally friendly focus, through environment policy and directive guidelines. GSSI has commenced establishing a think tank that will be at the forefront of the implementation of renewable energy in the Middle East.
One of the GSSI's current projects is to build the first Saudi Arabian solar farm and factory on a 5-square-mile (13 km2) plot outside of Riyadh. This project will be twice the size of the Masdar Environmental City being built in Abu Dhabi.
Faisal's concern for the environment was borne from both extensive academic research and a greater understanding of the importance of Saudi Arabia in the future of renewable energy.
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