Her Royal Highness Princess Maha bint Mohammed AlFaisal is the Secretary-General of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies since August 2022, having first joined the Center in 2011. Previously, she served as Adviser to HRH the Chairman of the Board of Directors of KFCRIS (2016–2022), as Deputy Secretary-General and General Supervisor of the Research Department (2013–2016), and as Assistant Secretary-General for Academic Affairs and Director of the Faisal Family Archives (Dārat Āl Faiṣal) (2011–2013). HRH obtained her BA in Sociology from King Abdulaziz University. HRH is active in the cultural field and has published a number of novels and books for children.