Background
He was the chief of the Arslan family, descendants of the Lakhmids after the death of his father Emir Majid Arslan in 1983. Faysal Arslan was born to the late Lebanese Druze leader Emir Majid Arslan and to his first wife Emira Lamiss Shehab and was the second of their two sons, the elder being Toufic Arslan.
Career
He continued with the leadership in association with Emirah Khawlah Majid Arslan. His life was put in danger several times and his house in Aley was destroyed. After Bachir Gemayel"s assassination on 14 September 1982, Emir Faysal Arslan tried to forge new political ties with other Lebanese factions including Tony Frangieh and Majed Hamadeh.
He died on 18 December 2009 at the age of 68.