Abdulaziz bin Bandar Al Saud (born 1961) is a Saudi royal, a grandson of Saudi's founder

King Abdulaziz Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted as 1876, although a few sources give it as 1880. According to British author Robert Lacey's book ''The Kingdom'', ...

, and a businessman who was assistant intelligence chief from 2004 to 2012.

Early life

Prince Abdulaziz was born in

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in 1961 to Prince Bandar, a son of

Career

Abdulaziz bin Bandar was named assistant intelligence chief in 2004 and promoted to the position of deputy

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chief of in 2010. He was an assistant to Prince

Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; born 15 September 1945)Lacey gives his birth year as 1943. is a Saudi Arabian politician, businessman, and former military aviator who was briefly Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from January to April 2015, during t ...

, the head of the agency. Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi replaced him in October 2012. Abdulaziz has several business activities.

Personal life

Prince Abdulaziz is married to Najla bint Saad bin Mohammed Al Saud. One of their sons, Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, married Sarah bint Fahd, a daughter of

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's eldest son

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. Their marriage ceremony was held in

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on 2 July 2011. Prince Talal was a lieutenant colonel at the

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and died in a military airplane crash in the Eastern Province during a training mission on 7 December 2023.

References

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Abdulaziz Abdulaziz (; ; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a son of Sultan Mahmud II and succeeded his brother Abdulmejid I in 1861. Ab ...