Bandar bin Muhammad Al Saud ( ar, بندر بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود) (1924– 21 January 2020), was a

Saudi prince The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), an ...

and businessman. He was a son of Prince

Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود ''Muḥammad bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1877 – 25 July 1943) was an Arabian soldier and politician who played a role in the conquests of his ha ...

, a grandson of

Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, mea ...

Emir of Nejd The Emirate of Nejd or Imamate of Nejd was the Second Saudi State, existing between 1824 and 1891 in Nejd, the regions of Riyadh and Ha'il of what is now Saudi Arabia. Saudi rule was restored to central and eastern Arabia after the Emirate of D ...

, and a nephew of

King Abdulaziz Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...

Biography

Bandar bin Muhammad was the twenty-first child of Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, younger half-brother of King Abdulaziz. His mother was Munira bint Abdullah who was from the Al Sheikh family and was the sister of

Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh ( ar, طرفة بنت عبد الله آل الشيخ, translit=Ṭarfā bint ʿAbd Allāh Al ash Sheikh; 1884–1906) was one of the spouses of Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman, Emir of Nejd (later King Abdulaziz of Saud ...

, mother of King Faisal. This made Prince Bandar the cousin of King Faisal on both sides. Prince Bandar married his cousin Princess Al Bandari, the daughter of King Abdulaziz. They had eleven children, six sons and five daughters. One of their daughters, Noura, married

Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud (12 January 1943 – 21 August 2011) was a Saudi royal who served as the chairman of Al Faisaliah Group and Al Ahly football club. He was a grandson of King Faisal and a son of Abdullah bin Faisal. Early life and ...

. Prince Bandar's second wife is a Tunisian businesswoman, Mamiya bint Al Shazli Al Hanin. They had four children, two sons and two daughters. Prince Bandar was a businessman and the owner-designate of Bangladeshi

Rupali Bank Rupali Bank ( bn, রূপালী ব্যাংক) is a state owned commercial bank in Bangladesh. Its headquarters is in 34 Dilkusha, Dhaka. Kazi Sanaul Haque is the chairman of the bank. Mohammad Jahangir is the managing director of the ...

. He was also the owner of Alraed Ltd Investment Holding Company WLL. He was one of the founders of the Dar Al Maal Al Islami Trust which was initiated by

Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن فيصل آل سعود, ''Moḥammed bin Fayṣal Āl Saʿūd''; 1937–14 January 2017) was a Saudi prince and businessman. He was a son of King Faisal and was one of the pioneers in the establishm ...

, King Faisal's son, in 1981. Prince Bandar was one of the members of Al Saud Family Council which was established by then Crown Prince Abdullah in June 2000 to discuss private issues, including business activities of princes and marriages of princesses to nonroyals. The Royal Court announced Bandar's death on 21 January 2020 at the age of 95, and his funeral was held the same day at

Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque (), also known as the Grand Mosque of Riyadh or simply the Grand Mosque (), is a mosque in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located adjacent to Qasr al-Hukm while it overlooks the Deera Square. ...

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

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