Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan
Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan | |
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Director General of General Intelligence Directorate | |
In office 2015–Present | |
Deputy Head of the Criminal Investigation Division | |
In office 2011–2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 Ha'il, Saudi Arabia |
Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan (born 1955) is a Saudi intelligence officer. He is the director general of General Intelligence Directorate.[1][2] He took over from the former chief Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi in 2015.[3]
Early life and education
Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan was born in Ha'il, a city in the Northern region of Saudi Arabia, in 1955. He studied criminal justice at Saginaw Valley State University in the United States.
Career
Al Humaidan started his career enrolling for the Saudi Military in 1982. He was in the army for over 20 years before he was appointed deputy head of the criminal investigation division in Saudi Arabia in 2011. After his appointment as deputy head, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
In January 2015, he was appointed head of intelligence through a royal decree. Al Humaidan was also made a member of Saudi Arabia's Political and Security Affairs Council.[4][5]
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