20-07-2013, 07:43 PM
I just looked and still can not confirm or deny he is alive and/or still head of Saudi Intelligence...the man is simply 'off the books'.....disappeared completely!
Title: Head of General Intelligence Directorate ( 19 JULY 2012)
Date of Birth: 1949-03-02
Place of Birth: Taif, Saudi Arabia
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
General: HRH Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Born 1949 in Taif. His Royal highness graduated from the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell UK (1968), he served in the Royal Saudi Air Force for seventeen years. He received pilot training in the United Kingdom and the United States, and has flown numerous fighter aircraft including the JP 3-4, T-38, T-33, F-5, F-53/55, F-102, and the F-15. During his seventeen-year militarycareer he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel, commanded fighter squadrons at three RSAF bases, and undertook program management responsibilities in the major RSAF modernization project Peace Hawk. Prince Bandar completed his postgraduate work in several U.S. military schools including staff courses with the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, and with the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair in Washington, DC He received his master's degree in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, in 1980. Prince Bandar was appointed Ambassador to the United States by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on September 27, 1983 and presented his credentials to President Ronald Reagan on October 24, 1983. On August 7, 1995, he was promoted to the rank of Minister. During his tenure in Washington, Prince Bandar served as the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. Royal Order in 2005 toappoint Prince Bandar bin Sultan as Secretary-General of the National Security Council at the rank of Minister. Royal Order in 2012 to appoint Prince Bandar bin Sultan as Chief of General Intelligence along with his current post as Secretary General of National Security Council at the rank of Minister.
Family Background: Prince Bandar is a son of Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, Bandar's mother, Khizaran, was a dark-skinned sixteen-year-old commoner from the Asir Province, one of the southernmost points in Saudi Arabia. She could not read or write; she later taught herself. Bandar, who sees her regularly, says that she was a concubine. He lived with his mother and his aunt, and had little contact with his father when he was very young. Though Bandar spent his early years living apart from his father, when he was eleven he and his mother were both invited to live with the royal family. At the time, the young prince was not considered one of the most promising Saud sons, but his grandmother saw that the boy was sharp and determined to create his own opportunities. Later, as a young man, he also won the attention of his uncle, King Fahd
Spouse: Name: Haifa Bint Faisal Status: current
Education: The Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, USA Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair, Washington, DC, USA 1980 Master's degree in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, USA 1968 Graduated from the British Royal Air Force College at Cranwell, UK
Professional Career: 2012 Head of General Intelligence. King Abdullah appointed Bandar bin Sultan as the new head of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), the Saudi external intelligence service, on July 19, with a view to expanding the kingdom's covert operations in the region. The two objectives he was given were to hasten the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria and to provide a counterweight to Iranian expansionism in the Middle East 2005- Secretary-General of the National Security Council 1983-2005 Ambassador to the USA, Washington DC, USA 1995 promoted to the rank of Minister 1982-83 Defense attaché, Saudi embassy, Washington DC, USA 1968-82 Lieutenant colonel, Royal Saudi Air Force, Saudi Arabia
Languages: Arabic English
Biography for Bandar bin Sultan bin Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud
Name: Bandar bin Sultan bin Abd-al-Aziz Al SaudTitle: Head of General Intelligence Directorate ( 19 JULY 2012)
Date of Birth: 1949-03-02
Place of Birth: Taif, Saudi Arabia
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
General: HRH Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Born 1949 in Taif. His Royal highness graduated from the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell UK (1968), he served in the Royal Saudi Air Force for seventeen years. He received pilot training in the United Kingdom and the United States, and has flown numerous fighter aircraft including the JP 3-4, T-38, T-33, F-5, F-53/55, F-102, and the F-15. During his seventeen-year militarycareer he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel, commanded fighter squadrons at three RSAF bases, and undertook program management responsibilities in the major RSAF modernization project Peace Hawk. Prince Bandar completed his postgraduate work in several U.S. military schools including staff courses with the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, and with the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair in Washington, DC He received his master's degree in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, in 1980. Prince Bandar was appointed Ambassador to the United States by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on September 27, 1983 and presented his credentials to President Ronald Reagan on October 24, 1983. On August 7, 1995, he was promoted to the rank of Minister. During his tenure in Washington, Prince Bandar served as the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. Royal Order in 2005 toappoint Prince Bandar bin Sultan as Secretary-General of the National Security Council at the rank of Minister. Royal Order in 2012 to appoint Prince Bandar bin Sultan as Chief of General Intelligence along with his current post as Secretary General of National Security Council at the rank of Minister.
Family Background: Prince Bandar is a son of Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, Bandar's mother, Khizaran, was a dark-skinned sixteen-year-old commoner from the Asir Province, one of the southernmost points in Saudi Arabia. She could not read or write; she later taught herself. Bandar, who sees her regularly, says that she was a concubine. He lived with his mother and his aunt, and had little contact with his father when he was very young. Though Bandar spent his early years living apart from his father, when he was eleven he and his mother were both invited to live with the royal family. At the time, the young prince was not considered one of the most promising Saud sons, but his grandmother saw that the boy was sharp and determined to create his own opportunities. Later, as a young man, he also won the attention of his uncle, King Fahd
Spouse: Name: Haifa Bint Faisal Status: current
Education: The Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, USA Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair, Washington, DC, USA 1980 Master's degree in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, USA 1968 Graduated from the British Royal Air Force College at Cranwell, UK
Professional Career: 2012 Head of General Intelligence. King Abdullah appointed Bandar bin Sultan as the new head of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), the Saudi external intelligence service, on July 19, with a view to expanding the kingdom's covert operations in the region. The two objectives he was given were to hasten the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria and to provide a counterweight to Iranian expansionism in the Middle East 2005- Secretary-General of the National Security Council 1983-2005 Ambassador to the USA, Washington DC, USA 1995 promoted to the rank of Minister 1982-83 Defense attaché, Saudi embassy, Washington DC, USA 1968-82 Lieutenant colonel, Royal Saudi Air Force, Saudi Arabia
Languages: Arabic English
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