Abdulaziz bin Bandar Al Saud | |||||
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Deputy intelligence chief | |||||
Reign | 2010 – October 2012 | ||||
Successor | Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi | ||||
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
Spouse | Najla bint Saad bin Mohammed Al Saud | ||||
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House | Al Saud | ||||
Father | Bandar bin Abdulaziz |
Abdulaziz bin Bandar Al Saud (born 1961) is a Saudi royal, a grandson of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz, and a businessman who was assistant intelligence chief from 2004 to 2012.
Prince Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh in 1961 [1] to Prince Bandar, a son of King Abdulaziz. [2]
Abdulaziz bin Bandar was named assistant intelligence chief in 2004 and promoted to the position of deputy Intelligence chief of in 2010. [1] He was an assistant to Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, the head of the agency. [3] Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi replaced him in October 2012. [4] [5] Abdulaziz has several business activities. [1]
Prince Abdulaziz is married to Najla bint Saad bin Mohammed Al Saud. [6] One of their sons, Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, married Sarah bint Fahd, [6] [7] a daughter of King Salman's eldest son Fahd bin Salman. [8] Their marriage ceremony was held in Marbella on 2 July 2011. [8] Prince Talal was a lieutenant colonel at the Royal Saudi Air Force and died in a military airplane crash in the Eastern Province during a training mission on 7 December 2023. [9] [10]
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, called Sultan the Good in Saudi Arabia, was the Saudi defense minister from 1963 to 2011 and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in October 2011.
The Rashidi dynasty, also called Al Rashid or the House of Rashid, was a historic Arabian House or dynasty that existed in the Arabian Peninsula between 1836 and 1921. Its members were rulers of the Emirate of Ha'il and the most formidable enemies of the House of Saud, rulers of the Emirate of Nejd. They were centered in Ha'il, a city in northern Najd that derived its wealth from being on the route of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, and was also a commercial center. The rulers of Ha'il were the sons of Abdullah bin Rashid, founder of the dynasty.
Faisal bin Fahd Al Saud was the president of Youth Welfare in Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1999. He was a member of the House of Saud, a son of King Fahd, and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz.
Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz. At the time of his death, he was the eldest surviving member of the Saudi ruling family.
Fahd bin Salman Al Saud was a Saudi royal, businessman, and thoroughbred racer. He was a son of King Salman and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz.
The Emirate of Jabal Shammar, also known as the Emirate of Haʾil or the Rashidi Emirate, was a state in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, including Najd, existing from the mid-nineteenth century to 1921. Shammar had been a confederation in the Arabian Peninsula. Jabal Shammar in English is translated as the "Mountain of the Shammar". Jabal Shammar's capital was Ha'il. It was led by the monarchy of the Rashidi dynasty. It included parts of modern-day Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan.
Al Jawhara bint Abdulaziz Al Saud was a member of the House of Saud. She was the sister of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
Muhammad bin Saad Al Saud is a former deputy governor of Riyadh Province, member of the House of Saud, and one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz. He has been in detention since March 2020.
Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi Arabian businessman, the governor of the Tabuk Province, and a member of the Saudi royal family.
Saad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a former governor of 'Asir and a member of House of Saud. He was also a former chairman of royal family council of Al Saud. The council was created to look after the members of the Saudi royal family and was not related to any political issues.
Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian soldier and member of the House of Saud, who served as president of General Intelligence, deputy defense minister and governor of the Riyadh Province. Prince Khalid is the grandson of Saudi's founder Ibn Saud and was the first of his grandsons to serve as the governor of the Riyadh Province.
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud is the seventh son of former King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz. He served as deputy governor and then, governor of Riyadh Province from 2013 to 29 January 2015. He was one of the 11 princes detained in November 2017 by Mohammad bin Salman as a part of his anti-corruption drive on accusations of corruption in the Riyadh Metro project and taking advantage of his influence to award contracts to his own companies. It was reported in August 2023 that after a trial he was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
Faisal bin Turki I Al Saud was a Saudi royal and politician. He was the only son of Prince Turki I and the eldest grandson of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz. He served as minister of interior during the reign of King Saud, his uncle and step-father, and was the country's first minister of labour and social affairs. Although he was very close to King Saud, Prince Faisal was one of the Saudi royals who signed the document that asked Saud to abdicate in 1964.
Abdulaziz bin Turki Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi prince, businessman, entrepreneur and investor. He was born in Los Angeles, raised in Riyadh and educated in Saudi Arabia, United States and the United Kingdom. He is a grandson of late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and a nephew of the international business leader Al-Waleed bin Talal.
Bandar bin Saud Al Saud was the eighth son of King Saud and one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He was born on the same day as when King Abdulaziz entered and joined the city and province of Qunfudah to his realm.
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1953), the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, also called Ibn Saud, was very young when he first got married. However, his wife died shortly after their marriage. Ibn Saud remarried at eighteen and his firstborn child was Prince Turki I. He had 45 sons of whom 36 survived to adulthood and had children of their own. He also had many daughters. He is thought to have had 22 wives.
Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the Minister of National Guard in Saudi Arabia. He was appointed to the post on 27 December 2018. He is a member of the House of Saud and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz.
Bandar bin Muhammad Al Saud, was a Saudi prince and businessman. He was a son of Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, a grandson of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, Emir of Nejd, and a nephew of King Abdulaziz.
Fahd bin Badr Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian politician who served as the governor of Al Jawf Province from 2002 to 2018. He is a member of the House of Saud, a grandson of King Abdulaziz, and the son of Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz. Prince Fahd succeeded his uncle Prince Abdul Elah bin Abdulaziz as governor of Al Jawf. He was the deputy governor of the region until 2002 before his appointment as governor. In February 2018, Prince Fahd was appointed an advisor to King Salman.
Al Jawhara bint Fahd Al Saud ; is a Saudi royal, an academic and a member of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia.