Sultan, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

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سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود
Sultan bin Abdul Aziz
House of Saud
Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al Saud
Sultan and Cheney, 1991
Prince Sultan
Offspring

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (Arabic: صاحب السمو الملكي الأمير سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود‎) (born 1928 in Riyadh) is the Crown Prince of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and First Deputy Prime Minister. He received his early education in religion, modern culture and diplomacy along with his brothers at the royal court. Prince Sultan was appointed Governor of Riyadh in 1947. He became Minister of Agriculture in 1953 and Minister of Communications in 1955. During this period, he oversaw Aramco's construction the Kingdom's rail link between Dammam and Riyadh which started in 1947.

He has been the Minister of Defence and Aviation since 1962. In this role, Prince Sultan has presided over the development of Saudi Arabia's army, navy and air force, providing the Kingdom with a modern, well-equipped defense capability. However, his role in major corruption scandals surrounding billions of dollars worth of weapons contracts with the US and especially the Yamamah contract with UK, has deeply marred his image. He is, therefore, much less popular than King Abdullah who is viewed as less corrupt.

In 1982 was named by his full brother King Fahd as Second Deputy Prime Minister, the position Fahd and King Abdullah each held immediately before becoming Crown Prince. On August 1, 2005, he became the crown prince as a result of King Fahd's death despite being rumoured to "to get on very badly" with the new king.[1] As Heir Apparent and Crown Prince, Sultan is first in the Saudi line of succession.

Prince Sultan is also the inspector general for the kingdom, and is Chairman of the Board of Saudi Arabia's national airline, Saudi Arabian Airlines.

His son, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, is the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, while another son, Prince Khalid bin Sultan, was a key Saudi general in the 1991 Gulf War. Both Bandar and Khalid are implicated in corruption scandals surrounding weapons contracts signed by their father.

Prince Sultan is one of the Sudairi Seven, seven close-knit sons of King Abdul Aziz "ibn Saud" by Hassa bint Ahmad Sudairi. Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, the Interior Minister, and Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, the Governor of Riyadh, are among the others.

References

  1. ^ Tensions remain among Saudi royals

External links

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