Bandar bin Faisal Al Saud

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Bandar bin Faisal Al Saud
Born1943
Taif
DiedNovember 2015(2015-00-00) (aged 72–73)
Burial
SpouseBasma bint Majid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Issue
  • Princess Hanah
  • Prince Sultan
Names
Bandar bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherKing Faisal
MotherIffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan
Alma mater

Bandar bin Faisal Al Saud (1943 – November 2015) was a Saudi Arabian businessman and

Iffat Al Thunayan
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Early life and education

Bandar bin Faisal was born in Taif in 1943

Prince Bandar was a graduate of the Hun School.[2][6] He received a bachelor's degree from Pomona College and also, from Whittier College in California.[6][7] Next he graduated from Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1967 and RAF Staff College.[1][7][8] He also received a graduate degree from the University of Washington.[2][6]

One of his classmates in Cranwell was Bandar bin Sultan, husband of his sister, Haifa.[8]

Career and activities

King Faisal, father of Bandar

Following graduation Prince Bandar joined

Ministry of Defense and Aviation.[10]

While serving in the air force Prince Bandar also involved in business. In the mid-1980s he founded the Saudi Group, a joint venture with his wife Basma bint Majid and his nephew Prince Saud bin Abdullah.[12]

He was one of the early members of the Saudi National Commission for Wildlife.[3] In 2007 Prince Bandar initiated a project to protect the indigenous wildlife in Saudi Arabia.[3]

Personal life and death

Prince Bandar married his cousin Basma bint Majid, a daughter of Prince

Majid bin Abdulaziz.[13] He had two children, Prince Sultan[3] and Princess Hanah.[2]

Bandar bin Faisal died in November 2015.[14] He was buried in Riyadh following the afternoon prayer at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque.[10][14]

Ancestry

References

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  3. ^ a b c d e Nicolas Shammas (19 June 2007). "Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar Loves Wildlife so Much He's Funding his Own Natural Reserve". OfficialBespoke. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Rania Suleiman Salama. "الأميرة عفت الثنيان". Arabiyat Magazine (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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  6. ^ a b c Katrina Thomas (May–June 1979). "America as Alma Mater". Aramco World. Vol. 30, no. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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  10. ^ a b c d "The death of Prince Bandar bin Faisal Al Saud". Al Bawaba (in Arabic). 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. ^ "The King offers condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques". Ammon News (in Arabic). 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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  13. ^ Danna Lorch (17 December 2017). "The Ten-Minute Read: HRH Princess Basma's Birthday Art of Heritage Initiative". Vogue Arabia. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. ^ a b "The Saudi Royal Court mourns Prince Bandar bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud". Ahram Online (in Arabic). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.