Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud

Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud
Bandar bin Sultan aged 59
Prince Bandar in 2008
President of General Intelligence
Tenure19 July 2012 – 15 April 2014
PredecessorMuqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
SuccessorKhalid bin Bandar Al Saud
MonarchAbdullah
Secretary General of the National Security Council
Tenure16 October 2005 – 29 January 2015
PredecessorOffice established
SuccessorOffice abolished
MonarchAbdullah
Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C.
Tenure24 October 1983 – 8 September 2005
PredecessorFaisal Alhegelan
SuccessorTurki bin Faisal Al Saud
Monarch
Born (1949-03-02) 2 March 1949 (age 75)
Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
SpouseHaifa bint Faisal
Issue8, including Reema, Khalid, and Faisal
Names
Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
HouseAl Saud
FatherSultan bin Abdulaziz
MotherKhiziran
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 ruling family, military officer, and retired diplomat who served as Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States from 1983 to 2005. From 2005 to 2015 he 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.