Bandar bin Khalid Al Saud (; born 1965) is a Saudi prince and businessman. He is a minister-ranking advisor at the Royal Court and chairman of Advanced Media Holding Company (AMHC), a media group parenting an FM radio station and '' Al Watan''.

Early life and education

Bandar bin Khalid was born in 1965. He is the eldest son of

Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud ( ''Khālid bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd''; born 24 February 1940), commonly known as Khalid Al-Faisal, is a Saudi Arabian politician, artist, and poet who is the governor of Makkah Province, in office from 2007 to 2013 an ...

and the brother of Sultan bin Khalid Al Faisal and Saud bin Khalid Al Faisal. Their mother is Al Anoud bint Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. Bandar bin Khalid received a computer science degree from

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is a nonprofit research university in Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Founded near the earliest local oil fields as the College of Petroleum & Minerals (1963) in response to the ...

in Dhahran in 1988. He then continued his education, receiving a master of arts degree in international business management from the Fletcher School of

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...

in 2005. He also attended several courses in the field of executive management, and has more than “4000” flight hours.

Career

Bandar bin Khalid is the chairman of the board of directors of Assir Foundation for publishing and printing, publisher of ''Al Watan'' newspaper. He is also the chairman of Investments Enterprises. He is co-founder and a member of the board of trustees of the

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, which works to promote better understanding between Arabs and the Western world. He is also deputy managing director of the

King Faisal Foundation The King Faisal Foundation (; ''KFF''), is an international philanthropic organization established in 1976 with the intent of preserving and perpetuating King Faisal bin Abdulaziz's legacy. The foundation was set up by the sons of King Faisal bi ...

. He is founder and chairman of the board of directors of Alttmir Company Ltd., and Sama Airlines, He is a member of the board of directors of the Arab House, and Harvey Nichols Riyadh, as well as a managing director and board member of the Saudi Aviation Club. He was appointed vice president of

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in 2010. Prince Bandar was named as a royal consultant in June 2017. He is also the chairman of the Jockey Club Saudi Arabia. He is also President of Saudi Climbing and Hiking Federation

Personal life

Prince Bandar is married to Nouf bint Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, with whom he has four children: Khalid, Louloah, Faisal, and Haya.

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