Nayef bin Bandar Al Sudairi
Nayef bin Bandar Al Sudairi | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the State of Palestine | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
| Counsel General of Saudi Arabia to Jerusalem | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
| Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Jordan | |
| Assumed office January 2020 | |
| Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Canada | |
| In office 2014 – August 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1963 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Parent | Bandar bin Ahmad Al Sudairi (father) |
Nayef bin Bandar Al Sudairi (Arabic: نايف بن بندر السديري; born 21 January 1963) is a Saudi Arabian diplomat. He was the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Canada between 2014 and 2018. He is the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Jordan. In addition, he was appointed non-resident ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the State of Palestine and consul-general in Jerusalem on 13 August 2023.
Early life and education
[edit]Al Sudairi was born in Riyadh on 21 January 1963.[1] His father, Bandar, is the son of Ahmad Al Sudairi.[1] He received a master's degree in political science.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Al Sudairi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1996 and worked in the permanent mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations (UN) from 1997.[2] He headed a group on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation which was attached to the Disarmament Commission of the UN between 2012 and 2014.[2] He was appointed ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Canada in 2014 which he held until August 2018[2] when he was recalled by the Saudi government due to the tensions between two countries.[4]
Al Sudairi was appointed ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Jordan in January 2020.[5] He delivered the King Salman's invitation to Syrian President Bashar Assad to attend the 32nd Arab League summit held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 19 May 2023.[6]
In addition to his diplomatic post as Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Jordan, Al Sudairi was named as the non-resident ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the State of Palestine and consul-general in Jerusalem on 12 August 2023.[7][8] The same day Majdi Al Khalidi, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's diplomatic adviser, received Al Sudairi in Jordan where he submitted his credentials.[3] Al Sudairi went to Ramallah and met with Mahmoud Abbas on 27 September being the first Saudi Arabian official visited the region since 1967.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Executive Bio". Dhownet. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "FaceOf: Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Canada". Arab News. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b Simon Rushton (12 August 2023). "Saudi Arabia names first non-resident ambassador for Palestine". The National. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Robert Fife (6 July 2020). "Saudi Arabia presses Canada to end refuge for Saad Aljabri, ex-intelligence officer". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "New Saudi ambassador presents credentials". The Jordan Times. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia invites Syria to attend first Arab League summit since war". France 24. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia names first ambassador to Palestine". Saudi Gazette. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia appoints first envoy to Palestinians". Financial Times. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Andrew Parasiliti (29 September 2023). "Iran may be last stop for Saudi-Israel normalization". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 8 October 2023.