Abdulaziz bin Bandar Al Saud | |||||
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Deputy intelligence chief | |||||
Reign | 2010 – October 2012 | ||||
Successor | Yousef bin Ali Al Idrisi | ||||
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
Spouse | Najla bint Saad bin Mohammed Al Saud | ||||
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House | Al Saud | ||||
Father | Bandar bin Abdulaziz |
Abdulaziz bin Bandar Al Saud (born 1961) is a Saudi royal and businessman who was assistant intelligence chief from 2004 to 2012.
Prince Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh in 1961.[1] His father is Prince Bandar, the son of King Abdulaziz.[2]
Abdulaziz bin Bandar was named assistant intelligence chief in 2004 and promoted to the position of deputy intelligence chief at the Saudi intelligence agency in 2010.[1] He was an assistant to Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz who was the head of the agency.[3] Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi replaced him in October 2012.[4][5] Abdulaziz has several business activities.[1]
Prince Abdulaziz is married to Najla bint Saad bin Mohammed Al Saud.[6] One of their sons, Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, married Sarah bint Fahd on 26 May 2011.[6][7] She is the daughter of Fahd bin Salman who was the eldest son of King Salman.[8] Their marriage ceremony was held in Marbella on 2 July 2011.[8] Prince Talal was a lieutenant colonel at the Royal Saudi Air Force and died in a military airplane crash in the Eastern Province during a training mission on 7 December 2023.[9][10]