Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi

Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi (Arabic: يوسف بن علي الإدريسي) is a Saudi intelligence officer. He was appointed deputy intelligence chief in October 2012, replacing Abdulaziz bin Bandar, a grandson of King Abdulaziz.^[1] Al Idrissi was named the director of the General Intelligence Directorate in April 2014.^[2][3][4][5] He was succeeded by Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan in 2015.^[6]

Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi
Director General of General Intelligence Directorate
In office April 2014 – 2015
Preceded by	Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud
Succeeded by	Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud

In March 2020 Al Idrissi was detained due to his alleged involvement in a coup against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.^[7]