Controversy
However, these facts do not mean that Prince Bandar caused family disputes in relation to succession. Opposition to Prince Sultan's appointment as second deputy prime minister by King Fahd in 1982 came in particular from two half brothers, Prince Musaid and Prince Bandar, both of whom were older than Prince Sultan, who was reportedly born in 1924.
Negative reaction of Prince Musaid was ignored because it was his son who had assassinated King Faisal in 1975. But, the interests of Prince Bandar were harder to neglect. Not only did he want to be the next in line but he also wanted to have Prince Sultan's job as minister of defense and aviation. As a result, a family dispute arose, and Bandar bin Abdulaziz's claim concerning the Defense Ministry was ultimately rejected due to the fact that he had no previous administrative experience. However, as compensation, two of his sons were given important jobs: Mansour bin Bandar was made the commander of the Jeddah Air Base and Faisal bin Bandar the governor of Al-Qassim Province.
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