Turki bin Bandar Al Saud

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.

Turki bin Bandar Al Saud (Arabic: تركي بن بندر آل سعود) is a Saudi royal, a grandson of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz, who has been the commander of Royal Saudi Air Force since February 2018.

Turki bin Bandar Al Saud
Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force
In office	February 2018 – present
Monarch	Salman
Names Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
House	Al Saud
Military career
Allegiance	Saudi Arabia
Rank	Lieutenant general
Father	Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Early life and education

Prince Turki is a son of Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.^[1] One of his brothers is Prince Khalid.^[1]

Prince Turki received a bachelor's degree in aerial science.^[2]

Career

He held several position in the Saudi Air Force, including operations center director, zone commander, flight officer and the commander of King Abdulaziz Air Base in Dhahran and in the Eastern Province.^[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and named the commander of Saudi Air Force in February 2018.^[3][4]

Honours

Turki bin Bandar is the recipient of Kuwait Liberation Medal and the 30-Year Military Service Pendant.^[2]