Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi | |
Office: | Director General of General Intelligence Directorate |
Country: | Saudi Arabia |
Termend: | 2015 |
Termstart: | April 2014 |
Predecessor: | Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud |
Successor: | Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan |
Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi (ar|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] He was succeeded by Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan in 2015.[5]
In March 2020 Al Idrissi was detained due to his alleged involvement in a coup against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.[6]