Nayef bin Bandar Al Sudairi explained

Office:Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the State of Palestine
Term Start:12 August 2023
Office1:Counsel General of Saudi Arabia to Jerusalem
Term Start1:12 August 2023
Office2:Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Jordan
Term Start2:January 2020
Office3:Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Canada
Term Start3:2014
Term End3:August 2018
Birth Date: df=y 21 January 1963
Birth Place:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Parents: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

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]

Career

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.[3]

Al Sudairi was appointed ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Jordan in January 2020.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] [7] The same day Majdi Al Khalidi, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's diplomatic adviser, received Al Sudairi in Jordan where he submitted his credentials.[8] 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Executive Bio. Dhownet. 14 August 2023 .
  2. News: FaceOf: Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Canada. 14 August 2023. Arab News. 7 August 2018.
  3. News: Robert Fife. Saudi Arabia presses Canada to end refuge for Saad Aljabri, ex-intelligence officer. The Globe and Mail. 6 July 2020. 14 August 2023.
  4. News: New Saudi ambassador presents credentials. The Jordan Times. 30 January 2020. 14 August 2023.
  5. News: Saudi Arabia invites Syria to attend first Arab League summit since war. France 24. 10 May 2023. 15 August 2023.
  6. News: Saudi Arabia names first ambassador to Palestine. Saudi Gazette. 12 August 2023. 14 August 2023.
  7. News: Saudi Arabia appoints first envoy to Palestinians. Financial Times. 13 August 2023. 14 August 2023.
  8. News: Simon Rushton. Saudi Arabia names first non-resident ambassador for Palestine. The National. 12 August 2023. 14 August 2023.
  9. News: Iran may be last stop for Saudi-Israel normalization. Al-Monitor. 29 September 2023. 8 October 2023. Andrew Parasiliti.