Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud
| Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud | |||||
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Prince Bandar in 1993 | |||||
| President of General Intelligence | |||||
| Tenure | 19 July 2012 – 15 April 2014 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Successor | Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi | ||||
| Monarch | Abdullah | ||||
| Secretary General of the National Security Council | |||||
| Tenure | 16 October 2005 – 29 January 2015 | ||||
| Predecessor | Office established | ||||
| Successor | Office abolished | ||||
| Monarch | Abdullah | ||||
| Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States | |||||
| Tenure | 24 October 1983 – 8 September 2005 | ||||
| Predecessor | Faisal Alhegelan | ||||
| Successor | Turki bin Faisal Al Saud | ||||
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| Born | 2 March 1949 Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Spouse | Haifa bint Faisal | ||||
| Issue | 8, including Reema, Khalid and Faisal | ||||
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| House | Al Saud | ||||
| Father | Sultan bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Mother | Khiziran | ||||
| Alma mater | |||||
Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud (Arabic: بندر بن سلطان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 2 March 1949) is a member of the Saudi royal family, military officer, and retired diplomat who served as Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States from 1983 to 2005. He is the grandson of Saudi King Abdulaziz.
From 2005 to 2015, Bandar served as secretary general of the National Security Council and was director general of the Saudi Intelligence Agency from 2012 to 2014. From 2014 to 2015, he was King Abdullah's special envoy.