Faisal
Faisal is the name of several Muslim rulers:
- Faisal ibn Turki al Saud , Imam of the Wahhabis in Saudi Arabia (1834–1865)
- Faisal ibn Turki , Sultan of Oman (1888–1913)
- Faisal I , King of Iraq (1921–1933) and Syria (1920)
- Faisal II (Iraq) , King of Iraq (1939–1958)
- Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz , King of Saudi Arabia (1964–1975)
Faisal is the first name of:
- Faisal Kawusi (* 1991), German comedian with Afghan roots
Faisal is the family name of the following people:
- Abdul Malik Faisal (* 1967), Indonesian sailor
- Abdulaziz Al Faisal (* 1983), Saudi Arabian racing driver and businessman
- Abdullah el Faisal , British Islamic preacher
- Abu Ahmed Faisal (* 1974), Bangladeshi football player
- Ajmal Faisal (* 1990), Afghan boxer
- Baha Faisal (* 1995), Jordanian football player
- Faisal Faisal (* 1980), Iraqi skeleton pilot
- Hafiz Faisal (* 1994), Indonesian badminton player
- Iqbal Faisal (* 1992), Pakistani soccer player
- Khatab Mohamed Faisal (* 1986), Sudanese football player
- Mohamed Faisal (* 1988), Maldivian football goalkeeper
- Mohammed Waly Faisal (* 1985), Bangladeshi football player
- Saud ibn Faisal (1940–2015), Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister
- Turki ibn Faisal (* 1945), Saudi Arabian intelligence chief
- Waly Faisal (* 1985), Bangladeshi football player
Faisal , sometimes also spelled “ Faysal ”, is used by numerous Islamic companies, organizations, religious associations and mosques. It is named after King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia:
- Faisal Private Bank , Islamic private bank in Geneva, Switzerland (founded 2006)
- King Faisal Foundation
- Faisal mosque
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