Bandar bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Bandar
Born 2 January 1926
Riyadh
Died 17 March 2016 (aged 90)
Madrid, Spain[1]
Burial Friday 18 march 2016
Riyadh, Al-Oud cemetery
Full name
Bandar bin Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud.
House House of Saud
Father King Saud bin Abdulaziz
Mother Nayla (Um Musaed)
Religion Wahhabi Hanbali Sunni Islam

Prince Bandar bin Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (Arabic: الأمير بندر بن سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود‎ 2 January 1926 – 17 March 2016) was the eighth son of King Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.[2] He was born on the same day his grandfather, King Abdul Aziz, entered and joined the city and province of Qunfudah to his realm. Prior to his death, he was the eldest surviving member of the ruling branch of the House of Saud.[3]

His life

Born in the city of Riyadh on 2 January 1926 (1346 AH), Bandar grew up under the care of his father, King Saud and his mother Nayla (Um Musaed)[4] and studied at the School of princes and at other schools in Riyadh, finishing his complementary studies in 1944 (1364 AH) before graduating from high school in 1948 (1368 AH). He then went to university in Turkey, graduating in 1952 (1371 AH).

Career

Prince Bandar bin Saud returned in early 1952 (1371 AH) to Saudi Arabia where his father, crown prince at the time, assigned him to the Interior Ministry. A few years later, in 1956 (1376 AH), his uncle and then Crown Prince Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud appointed him as an adviser to the royal court; a position he held until his retirement in 1981 (1401 AH).[5]

Children

Prince Bandar had three children: Prince Faisal, Princess Noura, and Princess Jawzaa.[6]

Death

Prince Bandar bin Saud bin Abdul Aziz died on the morning of 17 March 2016 at the age of 90 years.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ sons of King Saud King Saud family tree, sons.
  3. ↑ Saudi Prince Bandar Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Dies At Age 90 Eurasia Review, 19 March 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.kingsaud.org/familytree King Saud family tree.
  5. ↑ france 24 France 24 news, 18 march 2016.
  6. ↑ children of Prince Bandar bin Saud King Saud family tree.
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