Bandar_bin_Muhammad_Al-Saud

Bandar bin Muhammad Al Saud

Bandar bin Muhammad Al Saud

Saudi prince and businessman (1924–2020)

Bandar bin Muhammad Al Saud (Arabic: بندر بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود) (1924– 21 January 2020), was a Saudi prince and businessman. He was a son of Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, a grandson of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, Emir of Nejd, and a nephew of King Abdulaziz.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.
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Biography

Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, Prince Bandar's father

Bandar bin Muhammad was the twenty-first child of Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, younger half-brother of King Abdulaziz.[1][2] His mother was Munira bint Abdullah who was from the Al Sheikh family and was the sister of Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh, mother of King Faisal.[2] This made Prince Bandar the cousin of King Faisal on both sides.[3] Prince Bandar married his cousin Princess Al Bandari, the daughter of King Abdulaziz. They had eleven children, six sons and five daughters.[4] One of their daughters, Noura, married Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud.[5]

Prince Bandar's second wife is a Tunisian businesswoman, Mamiya bint Al Shazli Al Hanin.[4] They had four children, two sons and two daughters.

Prince Bandar was a businessman and the owner-designate of Bangladeshi Rupali Bank.[6] He was also the owner of Alraed Ltd Investment Holding Company WLL.[7] He was one of the founders of the Dar Al Maal Al Islami Trust which was initiated by Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud, King Faisal's son, in 1981.[8]

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.[9] 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 in Riyadh.[10]

References

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    Saudi Prince Bandar bin Mohammed Al Saud Passes Away
  2. [2]
    Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Faisal Al Saud (PDF). pp. 55–56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2012. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. [3]
    Alexei Vassiliev (2013). King Faisal: Personality, Faith and Times. London: Saqi. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-86356-761-2.
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    "الديوان الملكي السعودي يعلن وفاة الأمير بندر بن فيصل بن سعود بن عبدالرحمن آل سعود". Sama News (in Arabic). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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    "زي النهاردة.. وفاة الأمير محمد عبد الله الفيصل 21 أغسطس 2011". Al Masry Al Youm (in Arabic). 21 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. [6]
    Saudi Princess Al Bandari passes away
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    "Xtract raises stake in Turkish JV Extrem to 50%". proactive. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. [8]
    Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud (2014). "The Well of Influence". In Emmy Abdul Alim (ed.). Global Leaders in Islamic Finance: Industry Milestones and Reflections. Singapore: Wiley. p. 56. doi:10.1002/9781118638804.ch3. ISBN 978-1-118-46524-0.
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    Simon Henderson (August 2009). "After King Abdullah: Succession in Saudi Arabia". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Saudi Prince Bandar bin Mohammed bin Abdulrahman passes away". Khaleej Times. Riyadh. SPA. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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