Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud () is a Saudi royal. He is the chairman of Saudi Esports Federation and the Arab eSports Federation since 2017. He is also vice president of the

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Early life and education

Faisal's parents are

Bandar bin Sultan Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud (; born 2 March 1949) is a member of the House of Saud, Saudi ruling family, a grandson of Ibn Saud, King Abdulaziz, military officer, and retired diplomat who served as Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States fr ...

and

Haifa bint Faisal Haifa bint Faisal Al Saud (; born 1950) is a member of the House of Saud. She is one of the grandchildren of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz and one of the children of King Faisal. Early life Haifa bint Faisal was born in July 1950. She ...

. He is the brother of Reema bint Bandar and Khalid bin Bandar. Faisal bin Bandar received a bachelor's degree in

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from

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, in 2003.

Career

Prince Faisal moved back to Saudi Arabia following his graduation and started several local businesses. In 2012 he established a company called Saker Al Jazirah which focused on

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and

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. He is also chairman of a media company called Banader Al Khaleej. In 2017 Prince Faisal entered government work when he was named the president of the Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports which was later renamed as the Arab eSports Federation. From 1 December 2021 he is also the vice president of the

. In November 2023, he was elected as the president of the

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(IESF), with his term extending until 2025.

Personal life

Faisal bin Bandar married Muneera bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Jaber Al Rasheed in 2014.

Ancestry

References

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