Abdullah bin Bandar Al Saud
{{Short description|Saudi Arabian politician (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Family name hatnote|lang=Arabic|Al Saud}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abdullah bin Bandar Al Saud
| native_name = {{nobold|عبدالله بن بندر آل سعود}}
| image = عبدالله بن بندر.jpg
| caption = Abdullah bin Bandar in 2018
| office = Minister of the National Guard
| monarch = Salman
| primeminister = {{ubl|Salman (2018–2022)|Mohammad bin Salman (2022–present)}}
| country = Saudi Arabia
| term_start = 27 December 2018
| predecessor = Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al Muqrin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| father = Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
| module = {{Infobox person|child=yes|alma mater = King Saud University}}
}}
Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ({{langx|ar|عبدالله بن بندر بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود}}; born 7 August 1986) 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.[http://www.alriyadh.com/795270 Al Riyadh] He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from King Saud University in Riyadh.{{Cite web|url=https://sabq.org/Wc4FdS|title="عبدالله بن بندر" من نائب أمير مكة إلى وزارة الحرس الوطني|website=صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية|date=27 December 2018 |language=ar|access-date=27 December 2018}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1857857#1857857|title=A number of Royal Orders Issued 2 Riyadh|work=Saudi Press Agency|access-date=27 December 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1307791/saudi-arabia|title=Face Of: Prince Abdullah bin Bandar, deputy governor of Makkah region|date=22 May 2018|work=Arab News|language=en|access-date=27 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.
References
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Category:21st-century Saudi Arabian politicians
Category:National guard ministers of Saudi Arabia