Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud

Faisal ibn Turki Al Saud (Arabic فيصل بن تركي بن ​​عبد الله آل سعود, Faisal bin Turki bin DMG ʿ Abd Āl Sa ʿ ūd; * 1788, † December 2, 1865 ) was from 1834 to 1838 and from 1843 to 1865 Imam of Wahabis.

Faisal I was born no later than 1788 and should not have participated in the conquest of Mecca in 1803 under Abd al- Aziz ibn Muhammad. After the conquest of Egypt by Dariya (1818 ), he came first in their captivity. However, he managed to escape in the Najd, where he was from his father Turki al- Saud (1820-1834) intended to be heir to the throne. In the following years he subdued the province of al - Hasa in eastern Arabia. When he learned there of the murder of his father (1834 ), he rushed to Riyadh, had to crush the conspiracy and took over the government.

However, Faisal I could not have gained the recognition of the Egyptians. This sent Khalid ibn Saud in 1836 with a son of Saud ibn Abd al- Aziz I. to Arabia. With Egyptian troops he was able to prevail. After the defection of his allies had to give Faisal I. in 1838 and go into exile in Cairo.

After the power struggles in the Najd lasted more succeeded Faisal I in 1843 the return to Arabia and in alliance with the Shammar the fall of Imam Abdullah II ibn Tnejjan ( 1842-1843 ). In a short time succeeded Faisal I. re- pacification of Najd and was able to turn back to the extension of its power in eastern Arabia. So he conquered in 1845 the oasis of Buraimi in Oman and forced the tribes in 1850 in Qatar and al - Hasa to submission. Even Bahrain had to acknowledge the supremacy of the Wahhabis in 1851.

In order to consolidate the empire, the provinces of the empire were now no longer managed by local emirs, but by governors from the clan of Saud. The nearly blind Faisal I died on 2 December 1865. Was succeeded by his son Abdallah III. ibn Faisal ( 1865-1889 ).