Bandar bin Saud Al Saud (Arabic: بندر بن سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود Bandar ibn Su'ūd ibn 'Abd al 'Azīz Āl Su'ūd; 2 January 1926 – 17 March 2016) was the eighth son of King Saud.[1] He was born on the same day his grandfather, King Abdulaziz, entered and joined the city and province of Qunfudah to his realm.
Early life and education
Born in Riyadh on 2 January 1926, Bandar was the son of King Saud and Nayla.[2] He studied at the school for princes and at other schools in Riyadh, and finished his complementary studies in 1944 before graduated from high school in 1948. He then went to university in Turkey, graduating in 1952.
Career
Prince Bandar returned in early 1952 to Saudi Arabia when his father was crown prince. He was assigned to the interior ministry. A few years later, in 1956, then Crown Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud appointed him as an adviser to the royal court; a position he held until his retirement in 1981.[3]
Personal life and death
Prince Bandar had three children: Prince Faisal, Princess Noura, and Princess Jawzaa.[4]
Prince Bandar bin Saud died in Madrid on 17 March 2016 at age 90.[5]
References
- ^ sons of King Saud Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine King Saud family tree, sons.
- ^ Family tree of King SaudArchived 5 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine King Saud family tree.
- ^ France 24 Archived 6 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine France 24. 18 March 2016.
- ^ Children of Prince Bandar bin Saud King Saud family tree.
- ^ الديوان الملكي: وفاة الأمير بندر بن سعود بن عبدالعزيز [Royal Court: The death of Prince Bandar bin Saud bin Abdulaziz]. Alwafd (in Arabic). Cairo. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
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