Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Prince Mishaal was born in Arar, and studied there until receiving a general certificate of secondary school. Then he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial management, and a master's degree in business administration International, and a master's in political science from the University of Denver, and a doctorate in international relations from the same university. After graduation, he worked along with Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as head of the Office of the Information Centre. He served as an advisor at the rank of minister for Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud when he was crown prince and then king.