Talk:Bandar bin Sultan

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[edit] Top importance ?

I think top importance is a little bit overrated. Anyone object to lower it to high importance ? --Dwarfpower 20:49, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

embassor in the united stated , such articles should have highest attention for saudi wikiproject , dont you agree with me ? Ammar (^Talk - ^{Don't Talk}) 03:10, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Prince Bandar is former ambassador to the US. That is a high profile for certain, but he is not a top executive of the kingdom, nor is he in line for the throne. He is not in a position to decide the political line of his contry but only in a position to inflence it. If such a person is to be of the highest importance, then IMHA, a whole lot of people will be, which contradict a little bit the notion in itself. --Dwarfpower 09:05, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

the top importance here belongs to How much works it needs from the wikiproject members , for example : Abraham Lincoln article has recieved top importance from several american wikiprojects while the man is dead long time ago and doesnt have his political position anymore . same here Ammar (^Talk - ^{Don't Talk}) 16:43, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Ammar, you're wrong. You are saying the rating is about quality and how much it needs to be improved. That's totally wrong, it's a measure of how important a subject the article is. The criterion for "top" says "The article is one of the core topics about Saudi Arabian studies. Generally, this is limited to those articles that are are included as sections of the main Saudi Arabia article."

Back to the discussion as raised. I believe it should be at least "high" importance. My reference is the 10 June 2007 Sunday Times (News Review/Section 5), it describes him as "the best connected man in the world." Quoting GW Bush: "My dad told me before I make up my mind [whether to run for president], go talk to Bandar. One, he's our friend. Our means America, not just the bush family. Number two he knows everyone around the world who counts. And number three, he will give you his view on what he sees happening in the world." The piece gives Bandar credit for securing the release of the US Navy crew from China in 2001. On January 11 2003 Bandar was invited to view top secret plans for the invasion of Iraq. Mark83 17:32, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

I thought the Class field is for article quality . Anyways, i'll change it to High importance. thanx for care gentelmen . Ammar (^Talk - ^{Don't Talk}) 22:18, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Just wanted to add that his mother was a slave from Sudan. It is a known fact if you're from the royal family, and it was King Faisal that wanted to include him, hence the marriage of convenience. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.201.119.207 (talk) 15:44, 20 March 2008 (UTC)