[UAH] WHO IS THE LONGEST SERVING MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN THE WORLD
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Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Early life, education and early political career
Saud bin Faisal was born in Taif on 2 January 1940.He is the second son of the late King Faisal and his wife Iffat Al-Thunayan.He attended theHun School of Princeton and graduated from Princeton University in 1964 or 1965 with a bachelor of arts degree in economics.He is full brother of Mohammed bin Faisal, Turki bin Faisal, Luluwah bint Faisal and Haifa bint Faisal.
He became an economic consultant for the Ministry of Petroleum. In 1966, he was moved to General Organization for Petroleum and Mineral Resources. In February 1970, he became Deputy Governor of Petromin for Planning Affairs.He was also a member of the High Coordination Committee. In 1971, he became Deputy Minister of Ministry of Petroleum. Until his appointment as state minister for foreign affairs in 1975, Prince Saud served in this post at the oil ministry.
Foreign Minister
Timeline
In March 1975, King Khalid appointed him as Foreign Minister. He is currently the world's longest-serving incumbent foreign minister. He is well regarded in the diplomatic community. He speaks seven languages. In December 1977, Anwar Sadat visited Jerusalem without consulting Saudi officials. Upon this event, Prince Saud and Prince Sultan were outraged.
In 1985, Prince Saud raised awareness in Britain of Soviet activity in the Horn of Africa. He asked Condoleezza Rice to focus on "key substantive issues" of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He complained that US banks were auditing Saudi Embassy banks illegally. He asserted that auditors were "inappropriate and aggressive". He also declared that the Saudi Embassy has diplomatic immunity.
Prince Saud said in 2004 that Saudi Arabia would like to reduce its dependence on U.S.-dominated security arrangements.
In July 2004, he claimed the real source of problems in the Middle East were not Muslims but "injustice and deprivation inflicted in the region".
In August 2007, he denied allegations that terrorist were crossing the Iraq-Saudi border and claimed it was vice-versa.
On 10 March 2006, he met with Hamas leaders in Riyadh. In July 2006, he urged U.S. President Bush to call for a ceasefire in the Lebanon bombing. In January 2008, he supported parliamentary elections in Pakistan. He indicated that Pakistan did not need "overt, external interference" to solve political division. He commended Nawaz Sharif as stable bipartisan candidate.
In February 2010, he told General Jones to distinguish between friends and enemies in Pakistan rather than using indiscriminate military action. He insisted that Pakistan's army must maintain its credibility. In November 2010, he led the Saudi delegation at the G-20 Summit.
In January 2011, he withdrew out of mediation efforts to reinstate a government in Lebanon. In March 2011, he went to Europe to rally support for Saudi Arabia's intervention in Bahrain.
After U.S. Gulf Cooperation Council forum at the GCC secretariat in Riyadh on 31 March 2012, he said it was a "duty" to arm the Syrian opposition and help them defend themselves against the daily bloody crackdown by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Commenting on the fragile security situation, Prince Saud noted that: "One of the most important causes is the continuation of the unresolved conflict as well as the continuation of the Israeli aggression policy against the Palestinians. "We have discussed, in the meeting, many issues, especially the heinous massacre against the Syrian people. We also discussed the latest developments in Yemen, and reviewed the overall developments and political situation in the Gulf region, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as their repercussions on the security and stability of the region and the world," Prince Saud said
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