
Saudi Prince,Bandar bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, committed suicide on Monday, March 12, London International Airport, confirms the Royal Court in a statement.
The prince’s motive for suicide has been British officials’ harsh efforts to deport him from UK, as reported by the Saudi media sources.
A traumatic footage of the incident has been circulating on social media showing the Saudi Prince jumping off the airport balcony:
https://youtu.be/SbQ-P4piT8Y
His funeral prayers ware performed at the Grand Mosque in Makkah following Asr (afternoon) regular prayer on Tuesday, March 13, according to the official Saudi News Agency (SPA).
UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent his condolences to Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on Prince Bandar bin Khalid’s tragic and unfortunate death, official news agency WAM reported.
Condolences were also poured in by UAE’s Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, respectively.
May God rest his soul in peace!
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Ambassador to the United States (1983–2005)
On 24 October 1983, Prince Bandar was appointed ambassador to the United States by King Fahd.[7] During his tenure as ambassador and, before that, the king's personal envoy to Washington, he dealt with five U.S. presidents, ten secretaries of state, eleven national security advisers, sixteen sessions of Congress, and the media.[8] He had extensive influence in the United States. At the pinnacle of his career, he served both "as the King's exclusive messenger and the White House's errand boy".[8] For over three decades, he was the face of the Saudi Arabia lobby.[8][9] The U.S. is widely seen as one of Saudi Arabia's most essential allies, but different members of the royal family feel different mixtures of trust and suspicion of the United States. Therefore, Prince Bandar's intimate relationships with U.S. leaders and policy-makers are considered to be both the source of his power base in the kingdom, as well as the cause of suspicions within the royal family that he is too close to U.S. political figures.[10]Bush presidencies
Bandar has formed close relationships with several American presidents, notably George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, giving the latter the affectionate and controversial nickname "Bandar Bush".[11] His particularly close relationship with the Bush family was highlighted in Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. He was reportedly so close to George H. W. Bush that he was often described as a member of the former president's family.[3][12] He advocated Saddam Hussein's overthrow in Iraq in March 2003.[13] He encouraged military action against Iraq and supported Dick Cheney's agenda for "The New Middle East", which called for pro-democracy programs in both Syria and Iran.[13] Additionally, Prince Bandar's children supposedly attended the same school where Cheney's grandchildren were enrolled.[citation needed]Clinton era
Clinton, as governor of Arkansas, had asked him to help pay for the Middle East Studies Center at the University of Arkansas.[3] In the 1990s, he persuaded Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi to turn in two suspects allegedly involved in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. He privately described Gaddafi as "a Jerry Lewis trying to be a Churchill".[3]Resignation
On 26 June 2005, Bandar submitted his resignation as ambassador to the United States for "personal reasons".[14][15] The official end date of his term was 8 September 2005.[16] Bandar bin Sultan returned to Saudi Arabia weeks prior to the death of King Fahd, upon which Bandar's father, Sultan bin Abdulaziz, became the nation's Crown Prince. It was rumored that Bandar's return was timed in order to secure a position in the new government.[17]......."| In office | 24 October 1983 – 8 September 2005 |
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