Bandar bin Khalid Al Saud (born 1965) is a Saudi prince and businessman. He is a minister-ranking advisor at the Royal Court and chairman of Advanced Media Holding Company (AMHC), a media group parenting an FM radio station and '' Al Watan''.

Early life and education

Bandar bin Khalid was born in 1965. He is eldest son of

Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن فيصل ال سعود ''Khālid bin Fayṣal Āl Suʿūd''; born 24 February 1940) is a Saudi Arabian politician, artist, and poet who is the governor of Makkah Province, in office from 2007 to 2013 ...

and the brother of Sultan bin Khalid Al Faisal and Saud bin Khalid Al Faisal. Their mother is Al Anoud bint Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. Bandar bin Khalid received a computer science degree from

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) ( ar, جامعة الملك فهد للبترول و المعادن, – short: ar, جامعة البترول ), after 1975 as the University of Petroleum and Minerals and initially as the ...

in Dhahran in 1988. He then continued his education, receiving a master of arts degree in international business management from the Fletcher School of

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in 2005. He also attended several courses in the field of executive management, and has more than “4000” flight hours.

Career

He is the chairman of the board of directors of Assir Foundation for publishing and printing, publisher of ''Al Watan'' newspaper. He is also the chairman of Investments Enterprises. He is co-founder and a member of the board of trustees of the

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, which works to promote better understanding between Arabs and the Western world. He is also deputy managing director of the

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. He is founder and chairman of the board of directors of Alttmir Company Ltd., and Sama Airlines, He is a member of the board of directors of the Arab House, and Harvey Nichols Riyadh, as well as a managing director and board member of the Saudi Aviation Club. He was appointed vice president of

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in 2010.

Personal life

Prince Bandar is married to Nouf bint Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, with whom he has four children, Khalid, Louloah, Faisal, and Haya.

References

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