Bandar Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Bandar bin Faisal Al Saud (1943 – November 2015) was a Saudi Arabian businessman and Royal Saudi Air Force officer. A member of the Saudi royal family, he was one of the children of King Faisal and Iffat Al Thunayan. He was one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz.

Early life and education Bandar bin Faisal was born in Taif in 1943 and raised there.

Prince Bandar was a graduate of the Hun School. He received a bachelor's degree from Pomona College and also, from Whittier College in California. Next he graduated from Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1967 and RAF Staff College. He also received a graduate degree from the University of Washington. Later, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In 2007, he retired from the air force after serving forty years.

He was one of the early members of the Saudi National Commission for Wildlife.

Personal life Prince Bandar married his cousin Basma bint Majid, a daughter of Prince Majid bin Abdulaziz. He had two children, Prince Sultan He was buried in Riyadh following the afternoon prayer at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque.

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