Claim: Faisal was elected as representative of Jeddah for the Ottoman parliament in 1913, and then went to Constantinople and Damascus.
Evidence: In 1913, he was elected as representative for the city of Jeddah for the Ottoman parliament. Following the Ottoman Empire's declaration of war against the Entente in December, 1914, Faisal's father sent him on a mission to Constantinople to discuss the Ottomans' request for Arab participation in the war. Along the way Faisal visited Damascus and met with representatives of the Arab secret societies al-Fatat and Al-'Ahd.