Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi | |
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Director General of General Intelligence Directorate | |
In office April 2014 – 2015 | |
Preceded by | Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud |
Succeeded by | Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan |
Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi ( Arabic: يوسف بن علي الإدريسي) is a Saudi intelligence officer. He was appointed deputy intelligence chief in October 2012 replacing Abdulaziz bin Bandar in the post. [1] Al Idrissi was named the director of the General Intelligence Directorate in April 2014. [2] [3] [4] [5] He was succeeded by Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan in 2015. [6]
In March 2020 Al Idrissi was detained due to his alleged involvement in a coup against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. [7]