Bandar M Hajjar

Bandar Al Hajjar (; born 1953) is a Saudi Arabian economist and former Hajj minister. He was removed from post over 2015 Hajj stampede.

Early life and education Al Hajjar was born in Madinah in 1953. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in economics and politics from King Saud University in 1976. His PhD thesis was entitled "Funding the small projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". He was the president of the National Society for Human Rights from 2005 to October 2008.

From 1996 to 2006 Bandar Al Hajjar was chief editor of Money and Markets Magazine a specialized business magazine addressing the concerns of the Arab and Islamic worlds.

He was appointed minister of Hajj on 13 December 2011, replacing Fuad bin Abdulsalam Farsi in the post. Farsi had been in office since 1999.

Hajjar was announced as the next president of Islamic Development Bank and the 41st annual session of the board of governors of IDB, held in Jakarta between 14–19 May 2016, ratified the Kingdom's nomination of Hajjar as the new president of the bank. He took the helm on 1 October 2016.