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Youssef bin Ali Al Idrissi
Saudi intelligence officer
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]