Abdullah bin Bandar Al Saud

Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the Minister of National Guard in Saudi Arabia. He was appointed to the post on 27 December 2018. He is a member of the House of Saud and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz.

Early life and education

Abdullah bin Bandar was born on 7 August 1986. He is the son of Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from King Saud University in Riyadh.

Career

He served as the deputy head of department of the King Salman Youth Center. He was deputy governor of Makkah region between April 2017 and December 2018. On 27 December 2018, he was named as the minister of National Guard, succeeding Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al Muqrin in the post.

Personal life

Prince Abdullah is married to Karima Khalid Al Ibrahim.