Bandar Bin Khalid Al Faisal
CEO
Sixth Annual Conference (Fikr6)

    Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal is the Chairman of Investment Enterprises, a holding company managing subsidiaries in a variety of industries including high-technology, financial services, publishing, real estate, and aviation. A recent major undertaking of the company is the development of SAMA Airlines, a low cost carrier which will serve the domestic and regional markets in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. SAMA is expected to begin operations in 2006.

    Prince Bandar Bin Khalid Al Faisal holds a Masters Degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, with concentrations in International Business, International Securities Studies, and Technology Policy Management. He also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals. Prince Bandar is the Co-Founder and a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Thought Foundation, which promotes better understanding between Arabs and the Western world. He is also a Member of the General Assembly of the King Faisal Foundation, an internationally active charitable foundation supporting research, education and social welfare. His personal interests include aviation, adventure travel, and Arabic poetry.