Member of Effat University Board of Founders and Board of Trustees, HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal is one of the 50 most Influential people in the Middle East.

The Middle East Magazine has announced in the issue of May 2009, the most influential 50 Top Arabs in the region. The list contained eminent figures including HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal, the youngest son of the late King Faisal by Princess Effat Al-Thuniyyan.

Affiliated to the World Family Organization for a long time, the Effat University is the living legacy of Queen Effat’s vision for education, exemplifying the spirit of Islam in its quest for knowledge, truth, and enlightenment.

Committed to constructive engagement with the whole of human culture, Effat University aims to educate tomorrow’s diversity of leaders at an international standard by providing an interdisciplinary environment conducive to inspired teaching, learning, and research.

Operating under the umbrella of King Faisal’s Non-Profit Charitable Organization, Effat University is strengthened by the legacy of its founder, Queen Effat Al-Thunayyan.

Queen Effat and King Faisal (may God rest their souls) were instrumental in the development of education in Saudi Arabia beginning with the establishment of Dar Al Hanan School for girls in 1955.

Their legacy continues into the 21st century through the commitment of their sons and daughters who serve on the Effat University Board of Trustees.