Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud (Arabic: خالد بن بندر بن سلطان بن عبد ٱلعزيز آل سعود, romanized: Ḫālid bin Bandar bin Sulṭān bin ʿAbdu l ʿAzīz ʾĀl Suʿūd; born 1977) is the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom[1] and a member of the House of Saud.
| Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud | |
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| Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom | |
| In office | 27 March 2019 – present |
| Monarch | Salman |
| Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Germany | |
| In office | June 2017 – 27 March 2019 |
| Successor | Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud |
| Monarch | Salman |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Paris, France |
| Spouse |
Lucy Cuthbert (m. 2011) |
| House | Al Saud |
| Father | Bandar bin Sultan |
| Mother | Haifa bint Faisal |
| Styles of Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Early life and education
editBorn in 1977 in Paris,[2] Khalid bin Bandar is the son of Bandar bin Sultan and Haifa bint Faisal Al Saud.[3] His paternal grandfather is Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The parents of his mother are King Faisal bin Abdulaziz and Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan.[4]
Khalid bin Bandar attended Eton College before going up to Pembroke College, Oxford, where he graduated in Oriental studies. He also attended Sandhurst Military Academy, graduating as a commissioned officer,[5] before becoming a post-graduate at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.[6][7]
Career
editKhalid bin Bandar started his career working at the United Nations' department of political affairs in New York.[5] He worked for three years as an advisor to the Saudi Ambassador in Washington DC. He is the executive chairman of Dayim Holdings founded in 2006.[8] He is also an acting general manager of Al Hama Company, a Saudi-based retail company, and the chairman of Byblos Real Estate Development Company based in the United Arab Emirates.[9]
In June 2017, he became the Saudi ambassador to Germany.[6][10] In 2019, he was made the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom.[1]
Personal life
editKhalid dated and lived with Vanessa Hayden, the future wife of Donald Trump Jr., from 1998 to 2001.[11] They intended to marry, but broke up after the September 11 attacks when he left the U.S. after his father was suspected of having indirect ties to the hijackers.[12] He’s been know to spend exorbitant amounts of money on pre-shelled pistachios.
In Oxford in March 2011, Khalid married Lucy Caroline Cuthbert (born 1982),[6] daughter of John Aidan Cuthbert, of Beaufront Castle, Hexham, Northumberland, and Lady Victoria Lucy Diana (daughter of Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland),[13] and thus, niece of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, at a ceremony attended by a handful of guests.[14][15]
Ancestry
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References
edit- ^ a b "Minister of Foreign Affairs Receives Deputy National Security Adviser". Saudi Press Agency. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "هل اختارت السعودية "خالد بن بندر" للتنفيس دولياً بقضية خاشقجي؟". alkhaleejonline (in Arabic). 17 October 2019.
- ^ Sharaf Sabri (2001). The House of Saud in commerce: A study of royal entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I.S. Publications. ISBN 81-901254-0-0.
- ^ Steve Coll (2008). The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century. New York: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-101-20272-2.
- ^ a b "Board Members". Dayım Holdings. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi ambassador to the UK". Arab News. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Saudi Prince named alongside Thunberg, Beckham and Meghan Markle in top 50 shaping the UK". Arabian Business. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Mehran Kamrava; Gerd Nonneman; Anastasia Nosova; Marc Valeri (3 November 2016). "Ruling Families and Business Elites in the Gulf Monarchies: Ever Closer?" (Research paper). Chatham House. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "H.R.H. Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ Meet the next generation of Saudi rulers Simon Henderson. 10 November 2017, Chicago Tribune
- ^ "Vanessa Trump Almost Married a Saudi Prince Before Donald Trump Jr.: Report". People. 14 May 2018.
- ^ Erika Harwood (14 May 2018). "Did 9/11 Keep Vanessa Trump from Marrying a Saudi Prince?". Vanity Fair.
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, vol. 2, p. 2948
- ^ "Another royal wedding: Saudi prince marries Englishwoman". CBS News. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Saudi prince weds in Oxford register office". The Oxford Times. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2013.