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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B2" title="سولطان بن عبدالعزیز – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="سولطان بن عبدالعزیز" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C" title="সুলতান বিন আবদুল আজিজ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সুলতান বিন আবদুল আজিজ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_al-Saud" title="Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sult%C3%A1n_ibn_Abd_al-Az%C3%ADz" title="Sultán ibn Abd al-Azíz – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Sultán ibn Abd al-Azíz" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_ibn_Abd_al-Aziz" title="Sultan ibn Abd al-Aziz – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sultan ibn Abd al-Aziz" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sul%C8%9B%C4%81n_bin_%E2%80%98Abd_al-%E2%80%98Az%C4%ABz" title="Sulțān bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Sulțān bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sult%C3%A1n_bin_Abdulaziz" title="Sultán bin Abdulaziz – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Sultán bin Abdulaziz" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_bin_Abdul-Aziz_Al_Saud" title="Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B2_%D8%A2%D9%84_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF" title="سلطان بن عبدالعزیز آل سعود – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سلطان بن عبدالعزیز آل سعود" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_ben_Abdelaziz_Al_Saoud" title="Sultan ben Abdelaziz Al Saoud – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sultan ben Abdelaziz Al Saoud" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_bin_Abdul_Aziz" title="Sultan bin Abdul Aziz – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Sultan bin Abdul Aziz" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%88%A0%ED%83%84_%EC%9D%B4%EB%B8%90_%EC%95%95%EB%91%98%EC%95%84%EC%A7%80%EC%A6%88_%EC%95%8C%EC%82%AC%EC%9A%B0%EB%93%9C" title="술탄 이븐 압둘아지즈 알사우드 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="술탄 이븐 압둘아지즈 알사우드" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AC%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%AB%D5%A2%D5%B6_%D4%B1%D5%A2%D5%A4%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AC-%D4%B1%D5%A6%D5%AB%D5%A6_%D4%B1%D5%AC_%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A4" title="Սուլթան իբն Աբդուլ-Ազիզ Ալ Սաուդ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սուլթան իբն Աբդուլ-Ազիզ Ալ Սաուդ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_bin_Abdul_Aziz" title="Sultan bin Abdul Aziz – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sultan bin Abdul Aziz" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_bin_%27Abd_al-%27Aziz_Al_Sa%27ud" title="Sultan bin 'Abd al-'Aziz Al Sa'ud – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Sultan bin 'Abd al-'Aziz Al Sa'ud" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%91%D7%9F_%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%93_%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%99%D7%96_%D7%90%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%A1%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%93" title="סולטאן בן עבד אל-עזיז אאל סעוד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סולטאן בן עבד אל-עזיז אאל סעוד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF" title="سلطان بن عبد العزيز ال سعود – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سلطان بن عبد العزيز ال سعود" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_bin_Abdul_Aziz_Al-Saud" title="Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_bin_Abdoel_Aziz_al-Saoed" title="Sultan bin Abdoel Aziz al-Saoed – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Sultan bin Abdoel Aziz al-Saoed" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color: #cbe; color:inherit; font-size: 125%">Sultan bin Abdulaziz</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image photo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sultan-bin-abdul-aziz-al-saud-5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Official portrait, 1970s" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sultan-bin-abdul-aziz-al-saud-5.jpg/220px-Sultan-bin-abdul-aziz-al-saud-5.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="342" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sultan-bin-abdul-aziz-al-saud-5.jpg/330px-Sultan-bin-abdul-aziz-al-saud-5.jpg 1.5x, 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Abdulaziz</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nayef_bin_Abdulaziz" title="Nayef bin Abdulaziz">Nayef bin Abdulaziz</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;color:inherit;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia">Second Deputy Prime Minister</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tenure</th><td class="infobox-data">13 June 1982 – 1 August 2005 </td></tr><tr><th><div align="left">Monarch</div></th><td><div><a href="/wiki/Fahd_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Fahd of Saudi Arabia">Fahd</a></div></td></tr><tr><th><div align="left">Prime Minister</div></th><td><div>King Fahd</div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data">Abdullah bin Abdulaziz</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data">Nayef bin Abdulaziz</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;color:inherit;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia">Minister of Defense and Aviation</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tenure</th><td class="infobox-data">22 October 1963 – 22 October 2011 </td></tr><tr><th><div align="left">Deputy</div></th><td><div><a href="/wiki/Turki_II_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Rahman_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</a></div></td></tr><tr><th><div align="left">Prime Minister</div></th><td><div><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><i>See list</i></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Saud_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Saud of Saudi Arabia">Saud of Saudi Arabia</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Faisal of Saudi Arabia">King Faisal</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Khalid_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Khalid of Saudi Arabia">Khalid of Saudi Arabia</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Fahd_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Fahd of Saudi Arabia">Fahd of Saudi Arabia</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Abdullah of Saudi Arabia">King Abdullah</a></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Muhammed_bin_Saud_Al_Saud" title="Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud">Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Salman of Saudi Arabia">Salman of Saudi Arabia</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;color:inherit;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Governor of <a href="/wiki/Riyadh_Province" title="Riyadh Province">Riyadh Province</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tenure</th><td class="infobox-data">22 February 1947 – 24 December 1953 </td></tr><tr><th><div align="left">Appointed by</div></th><td><div>King Abdulaziz</div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nasser_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data">Nayef bin Abdulaziz</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;color:inherit;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><div style="height: 4px; width:100%;"></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">c. <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1928-01-05</span>)</span>5 January 1928<br /><a href="/wiki/Riyadh" title="Riyadh">Riyadh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hejaz_and_Nejd" title="Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd">Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">22 October 2011<span style="display:none">(2011-10-22)</span> (aged 83)<br /><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, New York, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burial</th><td class="infobox-data">25 October 2011<br /><div style="display:inline" class="label"><a href="/wiki/Al_Oud_cemetery" title="Al Oud cemetery">Al Oud cemetery</a>, Riyadh</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Wives">See list</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Issue_(genealogy)" title="Issue (genealogy)">Issue</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Noura_bint_Sultan_Al_Saud" title="Noura bint Sultan Al Saud">Noura bin Sultan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fahd_bin_Sultan_Al_Saud" title="Fahd bin Sultan Al Saud">Fahd bin Sultan Al Saud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandar_bin_Sultan_Al_Saud" title="Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud">Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khalid_bin_Sultan_Al_Saud" title="Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud">Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Sultan_Al_Saud" title="Turki bin Sultan Al Saud">Turki bin Sultan Al Saud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salman_bin_Sultan_Al_Saud" title="Salman bin Sultan Al Saud">Salman bin Sultan Al Saud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badr_bin_Sultan_Al_Saud" title="Badr bin Sultan Al Saud">Badr bin Sultan Al Saud</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:left">Names</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data nickname" style="text-align:left; padding-left:0.7em;">Sultan bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Dynasty" title="Dynasty">House</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Saud" title="House of Saud">Al Saud</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Father</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/King_Abdulaziz" class="mw-redirect" title="King Abdulaziz">King Abdulaziz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mother</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hussa_bint_Ahmed_Al_Sudairi" title="Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi">Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</b> (c. 5 January 1928 – 22 October 2011) (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود</span>, <i>Sulṭān ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd</i>), called <i>Sultan the Good</i> (<span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">سلطان الخير</span></span>, <i>Sulṭan al Khair</i>) in <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was the Saudi defense minister from 1963 to 2011 and the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Prince_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia">Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia</a> from 2005 until his death in October 2011. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sultan was born in Riyadh sometime between the mid to late 1920s to early 1930s, with the year being given as 1925, 1928, 1930, and 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the 15th son of <a href="/wiki/Ibn_Saud" title="Ibn Saud">Ibn Saud</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and his mother was <a href="/wiki/Hussa_bint_Ahmed_Al_Sudairi" title="Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi">Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the second of the <a href="/wiki/Sudairi_Seven" title="Sudairi Seven">Sudairi Seven</a>, who also included <a href="/wiki/Fahd_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Fahd of Saudi Arabia">Fahd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nayef_bin_Abdulaziz" title="Nayef bin Abdulaziz">Nayef</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Salman of Saudi Arabia">Salman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-aps29nov_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aps29nov-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prince Sultan, along with many of his brothers, received his early education in religion, modern culture, and diplomacy at the royal court.<sup id="cite_ref-aps29nov_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aps29nov-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_experience">Early experience</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early experience"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His career in public service began in 1940 when he was made a deputy to <a href="/wiki/Riyadh" title="Riyadh">Riyadh</a> governor or emir, <a href="/wiki/Nasser_bin_Abdulaziz" class="mw-redirect" title="Nasser bin Abdulaziz">Prince Nasser</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-aps29nov_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aps29nov-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1947, Prince Sultan replaced Prince Nasser as governor of Riyadh.<sup id="cite_ref-cbcap_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbcap-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbc185pro_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc185pro-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prince Sultan also assisted King Abdulaziz's attempts to establish a national administrative system based on the Islamic Sharia law during this period.<sup id="cite_ref-cbcap_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbcap-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1947, Prince Sultan oversaw <a href="/wiki/Aramco" class="mw-redirect" title="Aramco">ARAMCO's</a> construction of the Kingdom's rail link between <a href="/wiki/Dammam" title="Dammam">Dammam</a> and Riyadh. He was appointed as the kingdom's first minister of agriculture in 1953<sup id="cite_ref-cbcap_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbcap-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and minister of transport in 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the assassination of <a href="/wiki/Lebanese_prime_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Lebanese prime minister">Lebanese prime minister</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riad_Al_Solh" title="Riad Al Solh">Riad Al Solh</a>, in 1951 King Abdulaziz sent Prince Sultan to <a href="/wiki/Beirut" title="Beirut">Beirut</a> to offer condolences to late prime minister's family.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the direct military experience of Prince Sultan was brief, heading the Royal Guard in Riyadh in the early 1950s, he felt a lifelong connection to the military and the cause of Saudi independence from an early age.<sup id="cite_ref-tele_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tele-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Major General <a href="/wiki/Carl_von_Horn_(1903%E2%80%931989)" title="Carl von Horn (1903–1989)">Carl von Horn</a>, Swedish commander of the UN observer mission during the <a href="/wiki/North_Yemen_Civil_War" title="North Yemen Civil War">Yemeni civil war</a>, described the Prince Sultan as "a volatile and emotional young man" in the early days.<sup id="cite_ref-tele_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tele-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minister_of_defense_and_aviation">Minister of defense and aviation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Minister of defense and aviation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1963, <a href="/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Faisal of Saudi Arabia">Crown Prince Faisal</a> appointed Prince Sultan as minister of defense and aviation.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc185pro_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc185pro-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He presided over the development of the <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Saudi Arabia">Saudi armed forces</a>. During the reign of King Faisal, Prince Sultan was particularly interested in Yemen.<sup id="cite_ref-HaleySnider1979_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaleySnider1979-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the beginning of King Faisal's reign in 1964 Prince Sultan became a member of the council which had been established by the king to guide the succession issues.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the late 1966 Prince Sultan survived an assassination attempt by the revolutionary <a href="/wiki/Yemeni_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Yemeni people">Yemenites</a> who were assisted by <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian intelligence">Egyptian intelligence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His influence declined under the reign of <a href="/wiki/King_Khalid" class="mw-redirect" title="King Khalid">King Khalid</a><sup id="cite_ref-HaleySnider1979_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaleySnider1979-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> due to the fact that in 1977 Prince Sultan unsuccessfully tried to prevent Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz from becoming heir apparent when the king died.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sultan purchased U.S. tanks, fighter planes, missiles, and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_E-3_Sentry" title="Boeing E-3 Sentry">AWACS</a> (airborne warning and control systems). However, as a result of problems assimilating technology within its armed forces, a relatively high proportion of the military equipment is stored or under maintenance, despite a large portion of Saudi's $34 billion defense budget being spent on maintaining military equipment. Sultan allegedly became extraordinarily wealthy from kickbacks by Western businesses that handled multibillion-dollar defense contracts.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was involved in many scandals, including <a href="/wiki/Al-Yamamah_arms_deal" title="Al-Yamamah arms deal">the Al Yamamah deal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-saudipolitics_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saudipolitics-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, his influence remained unhindered until his health began to deteriorate.<sup id="cite_ref-saudipolitics_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saudipolitics-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his tenure, Saudi Arabia became the largest importer of U.S. arms, and he was a strong proponent of the U.S.-Saudi partnership.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As well, Sultan authorized a deal with the <a href="/wiki/British_Aircraft_Corporation" title="British Aircraft Corporation">British Aircraft Corporation</a> (BAC) in 1965. His program, called Operation Magic Carpet, traded <a href="/wiki/%C2%A3" class="mw-redirect" title="£">£</a>16 million for six second-hand <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning" title="English Electric Lightning">Lightnings</a>, six <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hunter" title="Hawker Hunter">Hawker Hunters</a>, and a set of missile launchers going to <a href="/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Air_Force" title="Royal Saudi Air Force">Royal Saudi Air Force</a>. Geoffrey Edwards served as the official intermediary. British pilots also came over, privately contracted.<sup id="cite_ref-tele_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tele-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prince Sultan was an expert on the Yemen civil war and Soviet involvement in the <a href="/wiki/Horn_of_Africa" title="Horn of Africa">Horn of Africa</a> in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1996, Prince Sultan opposed Pentagon plans to relocate U.S. troops to safer locations after the <a href="/wiki/Dhahran" title="Dhahran">Dhahran</a> complex bombings.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He visited <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> in May 1999 - his visit was the first official visit of a Saudi minister since 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Prince_Sultan_Meeting_With_Saudi_Soldiers.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Prince_Sultan_Meeting_With_Saudi_Soldiers.png/220px-Prince_Sultan_Meeting_With_Saudi_Soldiers.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Prince_Sultan_Meeting_With_Saudi_Soldiers.png/330px-Prince_Sultan_Meeting_With_Saudi_Soldiers.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Prince_Sultan_Meeting_With_Saudi_Soldiers.png/440px-Prince_Sultan_Meeting_With_Saudi_Soldiers.png 2x" data-file-width="747" data-file-height="557" /></a><figcaption>Prince Sultan meeting with Saudi soldiers in the 1960s.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Second_deputy_prime_minister">Second deputy prime minister</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Second deputy prime minister"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 13 June 1982, after the death of King Khalid and Crown Prince Fahd became the King, Prince Sultan was appointed second deputy prime minister.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc185pro_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc185pro-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Opposition to his appointment as second deputy prime minister came in particular from his elder half-brothers <a href="/wiki/Musa%27id_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Musaid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bandar_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Bandar</a>. The objection of Prince Musaid was easily ignored since his son, <a href="/wiki/Faisal_bin_Musaid" class="mw-redirect" title="Faisal bin Musaid">Faisal bin Musaid</a>, had assassinated King Faisal. However, the interests of Bandar bin Abdulaziz were much harder to ignore. Thus, he was compensated and the dispute was resolved.<sup id="cite_ref-simonhen_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-simonhen-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prince Sultan, in December 1995, attempted to seize power through the support of the Ulema when Crown Prince Abdullah was in Oman for a summit of <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council" title="Gulf Cooperation Council">the Gulf Cooperation Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pm97_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pm97-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, his attempted coup failed.<sup id="cite_ref-pm97_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pm97-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prince Sultan was one of the members of the Al Saud Family Council established by Crown Prince Abdullah in June 2000 to discuss private issues such as business activities of princes and marriages of princess to individuals who were not members of the House of Saud.<sup id="cite_ref-simonhen_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-simonhen-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Crown_prince">Crown prince</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Crown prince"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aankomsten,_ministers,_premiers,_sultans,_Bin_Abdul_Aziz_Bin_Saud,_Bestanddeelnr_934-4704.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Aankomsten%2C_ministers%2C_premiers%2C_sultans%2C_Bin_Abdul_Aziz_Bin_Saud%2C_Bestanddeelnr_934-4704.jpg/250px-Aankomsten%2C_ministers%2C_premiers%2C_sultans%2C_Bin_Abdul_Aziz_Bin_Saud%2C_Bestanddeelnr_934-4704.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Aankomsten%2C_ministers%2C_premiers%2C_sultans%2C_Bin_Abdul_Aziz_Bin_Saud%2C_Bestanddeelnr_934-4704.jpg/375px-Aankomsten%2C_ministers%2C_premiers%2C_sultans%2C_Bin_Abdul_Aziz_Bin_Saud%2C_Bestanddeelnr_934-4704.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Aankomsten%2C_ministers%2C_premiers%2C_sultans%2C_Bin_Abdul_Aziz_Bin_Saud%2C_Bestanddeelnr_934-4704.jpg/500px-Aankomsten%2C_ministers%2C_premiers%2C_sultans%2C_Bin_Abdul_Aziz_Bin_Saud%2C_Bestanddeelnr_934-4704.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3662" data-file-height="2433" /></a><figcaption>Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Netherlands" title="Prime Minister of the Netherlands">Prime Minister of the Netherlands</a> <a href="/wiki/Ruud_Lubbers" title="Ruud Lubbers">Ruud Lubbers</a> at <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol" title="Amsterdam Airport Schiphol">Airport Schiphol</a> on 15 June 1989.</figcaption></figure> <p>On 1 August 2005, Sultan bin Abdulaziz was designated <a href="/wiki/Heir_apparent" title="Heir apparent">heir apparent</a> despite having a discord with King Abdullah.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the same period he led the group called Sudairi Seven, being the eldest of the group after King Fahd's demise.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Various_positions">Various positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Various positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1970s Prince Sultan was one of the members of the inner family council which was led by King Khalid and included Sultan's brothers <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Prince Mohammed</a>, Crown Prince Fahd, Prince Abdullah, and <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Muhsin_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Prince Abdul Muhsin</a> and his uncles Prince Ahmed and <a href="/wiki/Musaid_bin_Abdul_Rahman_Al_Saud" title="Musaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud">Prince Musaid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prince Sultan was Saudi Arabia's <a href="/wiki/Inspector_general" title="Inspector general">inspector general</a>. He was chairman of the board of Saudi Arabia's national airline, <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_Airlines" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi Arabian Airlines">Saudi Arabian Airlines</a>. As chairman, he approved a ban on smoking inside all Saudi airports.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1986, he founded the Saudi National Commission for Wildlife Conservation.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was chairman of the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, which financially supports Muslim communities around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc185pro_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc185pro-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scientific_prizes_sponsored_by_Prince_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz">Scientific prizes sponsored by Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Scientific prizes sponsored by Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz prize for water. He was the founder and patron of the <a href="/wiki/Prince_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_International_Prize_for_Water" title="Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water">Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water</a>, a bi-annual international scientific award for water research created in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Chair for environmental engineering, department of civil engineering, <a href="/wiki/King_Fahd_University" class="mw-redirect" title="King Fahd University">King Fahd University</a> for Petroleum and Minerals. It is the first chair in the university.</li> <li>The scientific agreement between Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz and <a href="/wiki/Oxford_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxford University">Oxford University</a> for academic and cultural co-operation, which enables Saudi students for bachelor's, master and PhD degrees in the field of human sciences.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charity_works">Charity works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Charity works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prince Sultan was known as "Sultan the Good" (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">سلطان الخير‎</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Sulṭan al-Khair</i></span>) in Saudi Arabia for his generosity. He played a role in many charitable works, including providing for the poor and people with special needs. He set up and funded the <a href="/wiki/Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud_Foundation" title="Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation">Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation</a> on 21 January 1995, with the aim of providing humanitarian services and medical services to people unable to afford the expenses. With the exception of his private residence and important necessities, he donated his possessions to the foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The foundation includes the following centers in different countries: </p> <ul><li>Sultan bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Sultan bin Abdulaziz Science and Technology Center</li> <li>Charity housing projects</li> <li>Sultan bin Abdulaziz Special Education Program at the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Gulf_University" title="Arabian Gulf University">Arabian Gulf University</a> in Bahrain</li> <li>Prince Sultan Center for Speech and Hearing in <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li>King Abdulaziz Center for Islamic Studies at <a href="/wiki/Bologna_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Bologna University">Bologna University</a></li> <li>Sultan bin Abdulaziz Arab and Islamic Studies Program at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley" title="University of California, Berkeley">University of California, Berkeley</a></li></ul></li> <li>Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Private: Committee for Relief.</li></ul> <p>This private committee organizes relief and medical convoys and sets up camps to combat diseases like Malaria and blindness. It has carried out several developmental, social and medical projects, like, digging wells, building schools, public libraries, mosques, hospitals, establishing dialysis centers. It also sponsors Muslim preachers in Ethiopia, Chad, Niger, Malawi, Mali, Comoro Islands, Djibouti and Indonesia. </p><p>He inaugurated and served as the patron of <a href="/wiki/Prince_Sultan_University" title="Prince Sultan University">Prince Sultan University</a> in Riyadh. It was named in his honor by the university's parent institution, Al-Riyadh Philanthropic Society, which was founded by the prince's brother, <a href="/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Salman of Saudi Arabia">Salman of Saudi Arabia</a>, who would later become king. This is the first private/non-profit university established in the kingdom. In 2007, Prince Sultan was awarded the Medal of Human Honor for his charitable works.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2005, Sultan donated £2 million to the <a href="/wiki/Ashmolean_Museum" title="Ashmolean Museum">Ashmolean Museum</a>. A year after his donations to establish an art museum, Oxford University agreed to 'expedite' the scholarship application process for Saudi students, and identify colleges for ten Saudi students from Prince Sultan University. When this arrangement became public, it led to criticism due to the donations bypassing Oxford's governing council, and breaching the admissions process for prospective students.<sup id="cite_ref-simcox_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-simcox-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A press release issued by Oxford University on 20 April 2005 said that: </p> <blockquote><p> HRH Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has given the Ashmolean Museum a substantial donation to provide a fitting home for the Museum's internationally renowned collection of Islamic art. The total value of the gift is £2 million, which will also provide for ten scholarships at the University of Oxford for Saudi Arabian students.</p></blockquote> <p>The press release added further that ‘the new gallery, part of the ambitious redevelopment of one of the world’s oldest museums, will be named the “Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud Gallery”’. <i><a href="/wiki/Arab_News" title="Arab News">Arab News</a></i> on 21 April 2005 reported that Sultan’s donation was a ‘move to promote understanding between Islam and the West’, adding that ‘Saudi and British officials’ had said that the new gallery ‘will help to portray Islamic culture and civilization in right perspectives.’<sup id="cite_ref-simcox_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-simcox-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2002, families of the victims of the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> in the United States sued Prince Sultan and other senior Saudi officials for their alleged contributions to <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">al-Qaeda</a> linked charities.<sup id="cite_ref-lwire1aug_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lwire1aug-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lawsuits were thrown out by a US federal judge due to insufficient evidence submitted.<sup id="cite_ref-lwire1aug_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lwire1aug-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Prince_Sultan_meeting_Foreign_Diplomats.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Prince_Sultan_meeting_Foreign_Diplomats.jpg/220px-Prince_Sultan_meeting_Foreign_Diplomats.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Prince_Sultan_meeting_Foreign_Diplomats.jpg/330px-Prince_Sultan_meeting_Foreign_Diplomats.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Prince_Sultan_meeting_Foreign_Diplomats.jpg/440px-Prince_Sultan_meeting_Foreign_Diplomats.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="647" /></a><figcaption>A young Prince Sultan meets foreign diplomats in the 1950s</figcaption></figure> <p>Prince Sultan mostly married women who had a tribal background.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had thirty-two children by his multiple wives. His son <a href="/wiki/Khalid_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Khalid bin Sultan">Khalid bin Sultan</a>, after Prince Sultan's death, was appointed deputy minister of defense and served in the post until 20 April 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bandar_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bandar bin Sultan">Bandar bin Sultan</a> was the former ambassador to the United States, the former secretary general of <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="National Security Council (Saudi Arabia)">the national security council</a> and the former head of <a href="/wiki/Al_Mukhabarat_Al_A%27amah" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah">the general intelligence directorate</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fahd_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Fahd bin Sultan">Fahd bin Sultan</a> is the governor of <a href="/wiki/Tabuk_Province" title="Tabuk Province">the Tabuk province</a>. <a href="/wiki/Salman_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Salman bin Sultan">Salman bin Sultan</a>, another son, is the former deputy defense minister.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Faisal bin Sultan (born 1951) is the secretary general of <a href="/wiki/Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud_Foundation" title="Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation">Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ssabri_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssabri-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His other sons are <a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Turki bin Sultan">Turki</a> (1959–2012), Nayef (born 1979), <a href="/wiki/Badr_bin_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" class="mw-redirect" title="Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Badr</a> (born 1980), Saud, Ahmad (born 1983), Nawwaf, Abdullah, Mishaal (born 1988), Mansour, Fawwaz, Abdulmajid and Abdul Ilah.<sup id="cite_ref-ssabri_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssabri-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Prince <a href="/wiki/Khalid_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Khalid bin Sultan">Khalid bin Sultan</a>.</li> <li>Prince <a href="/wiki/Bandar_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bandar bin Sultan">Bandar bin Sultan</a>.</li> <li>Prince <a href="/wiki/Fahd_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Fahd bin Sultan">Fahd bin Sultan</a>.</li> <li>Prince <a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Turki bin Sultan">Turki bin sultan</a> (1959–2012).</li> <li>Prince Faisal bin Sultan. He is married to Princess Mudhawi bint Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Saud. He has two sons and two daughters named, Prince Mohammed (married to the daughter of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud), Prince Khalid, Princess Nouf and princess Sarah.</li> <li>Prince <a href="/wiki/Salman_bin_Sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Salman bin Sultan">Salman bin Sultan</a>.</li> <li>Prince Nayef bin Sultan (born 1979). He is married to Princess Jawaher bint Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and has daughters: Princess Nouf, Princess Alia, and Princess Lulwa.</li> <li>Prince <a href="/wiki/Badr_bin_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" class="mw-redirect" title="Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Badr bin sultan</a> (born 1980).</li> <li>Prince Saud bin Sultan. He is married to Princess Mishaal bint Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and has three children: Princess Lulwa, Prince Faisal, and Prince Nayef.</li> <li>Prince Nawaf bin Sultan. Married to Princess Al Hanouf bint Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and has children: Prince Khalid, Prince Abdullah, Princess Al Anoud, Princess Sarah, and Princess Fahda.</li> <li>Prince Ahmed bin Sultan (nicknamed Sahm) is born in 1983.</li> <li>Prince Mansour bin Sultan. He is married to Princess Maha bint Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and has a daughter, Princess Lulwa.</li> <li>Prince Abdullah bin Sultan. He is married to Princess Reem bint Abdul Mohsen bin Abdul Malik Al Sheikh and has three children: Prince Sultan, Princess Basma, and Princess Noura.</li> <li>Prince Mishaal bin Sultan (born 1988). He is married to Princess Noura bint Fahd bin Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and has three children: Princess Moudi, Prince Sultan, and Princess Nouf.</li> <li>Prince Fawwaz bin Sultan. Married to Princess Abeer bint Khalid bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud - granddaughter of Princess Lulwa bint Abdulaziz Al Saud - and has Princess Reema, Prince Abdulaziz, and Princess Lulwa.</li> <li>Prince Abdul-Ilah bin Sultan. He is married to Princess Noura bint Fahd bin Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and has two children: Prince Sultan and Princess Arej.</li> <li>Prince Abdul Majeed bin Sultan</li></ul> <p>Prince Sultan had fifteen daughters, the oldest of whom is Nouf bint Sultan.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of his daughters, Reema, is the spouse of <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Nayef" title="Muhammad bin Nayef">Muhammad bin Nayef</a>, former Crown Prince.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His other daughter, <a href="/wiki/Noura_bint_Sultan_Al_Saud" title="Noura bint Sultan Al Saud">Noura bint Sultan</a>, married <a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Nasser" class="mw-redirect" title="Turki bin Nasser">Turki bin Nasser</a>. Another daughter, Munira bint Sultan, who was <a href="/wiki/Faisal_Bin_Fahd_Bin_Abdul_Aziz" class="mw-redirect" title="Faisal Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz">Faisal bin Fahd</a>'s spouse, died in June 2011 at age 59.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Princess Nouf bint Sultan</li> <li>Princess Jawaher bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ).</li> <li>Princess Bandari bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Saad I bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud and has children: Prince Turki, Princess Ghada and Prince Nayef).</li> <li>Princess Lulwa bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Khalid bin Saad bin Fahd bin Saad I Abdul Rahman Al Saud ).</li> <li>Princess Latifa bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Faisal bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ). And has children; Prince Turki, Prince Saud (married to Princess Adwaa bint Abdulaziz bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ), Princess Al Anoud (married to Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud), Princess Lulwa (married to Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdul Ilah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ), Princess Mudawi, and Princess Dalil.</li> <li>Princess Munira bint Sultan (deceased at the age of fifty-nine). (Was married to Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ). And has children; Princess Haifa (married to Prince Saud bin Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud), Shahinaz (married to Prince Bandar bin Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Saud), Nasreen (married to Prince Faisal bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud), and Prince Nawaf (married to Moudi bint Ahmed bin Musaed bin Ahmed Al Sudairi).</li> <li>Princess Noura bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud). And has children; Princess Abeer (Divorced from Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud), Princess Arej (Married to Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Thunayan Al Saud), Princess Lamia, Princess Reema (Married to Prince Fahd bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud), Princess Haifa and Prince Abdullah.</li> <li>Princess Atab bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Faisal bin Saud bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud ). And has children; Prince Mohammed (who was married to Princess Madawi bint Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud), Prince Bandar, Prince Fahd (who was married to Princess Madawi bint Muhammad bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ), and Princess Noura.</li> <li>Princess Reema bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ). And has children; Princess sarah (was married to Prince Saud bin Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabir), and Lulwa (Married to Prince Nayef bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud).</li> <li>Princess Sarah bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Fahd bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabir ). And has children; Prince Mohammed, Nayef, and Saud.</li> <li>Princess Daad bint Sultan. (Divorced from Prince Sattam bin Khalid bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ).</li> <li>Princess Abir bint Sultan. (Divorced from Prince Bandar bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ). And has one son, Prince Nasser.</li> <li>Princess Dima bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Fahd bin Saad bin Fahd bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ).</li> <li>Princess Al Anoud bint Sultan. (Married to Prince Nawaf bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and they have two daughters: Princess Dima and Princess Nouf).</li> <li>Princess Mishaal bint Sultan. (Divorced from Prince Mohammed bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and married to Prince Abdulaziz bin Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in April 2018. They have two children: Prince Saud, born in January 2019, and Princess Sarah, born in 2021).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wives">Wives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Wives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Khiziran, a concubine from Ethiopia, was the mother of his eldest son prince Bandar.</li> <li>Munira bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Jalawi (deceased), mother of Prince Fahd, Prince Turki, Prince Faisal, Princess Nouf, Princess Jawaher, Princess Bandari, Princess Lulwa, and Princess Latifa.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Huda bint Abdullah Al Sheikh, mother of Prince Nayef, Prince Badr, Prince Saud, Prince Nawaf, Prince Mansour, Princess Al-Anoud, and Prince Abdullah.</li> <li>Sita bint Juwaid Al-Damir Al-Ajami (divorced), mother of prince Salman.</li> <li>Al-Bandari bint Sunt bin Banin Al-Dhiabi Al-Otaibi (divorced), mother of Prince Ahmed.</li> <li>Mounira bint Mishaal bin Saud Al Rashid (deceased), mother of his two daughters Princess Noura and Princess Munira.</li> <li>Mouda bint Salman Al Mandeel Al Khaldi (divorced), mother of Prince Mishaal and Princess Mishael.</li> <li>Leila Al Thunayan (divorced), mother of Princess Atab, Princess Rima, and Princess Sarah.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Areej bint Salem Al Maree, mother of his youngest two sons, Prince Abdulmajid and Abdul Ilah.</li> <li>Hussa bint Muhammed bin Abdulaziz bin Turki (divorced), mother of Princess Daad.<sup id="cite_ref-ssabri_46-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ssabri-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jowaher bint Mohammed bin Saud bin Nasser Al Farhan Al Saud (divorced), mother of Princess Dima.</li> <li>Nawal Al-Kahimi (divorced), mother of Princess Abeer.</li> <li>Abir bint Fahd Al Farhan Al Saud (divorced), mother of Fawwaz.</li> <li>Tarfah bint Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Aldakhil</li> <li>Mouda bint Saud Al Kabeer Al Saud (divorced)</li> <li>Dina bint Abdulhamid Alsahhaf (divorced)</li> <li>Maha bint Abdullah Albanyan (divorced)</li> <li>Ghadir bint Shawaan Al Shibani (divorced)</li> <li>Mashail bint Mamdouh Al Ali<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prince Sultan was regarded by the House of Saud as a workaholic. He doled out money at banquets in keeping with tribal customs. A conservative, it was expected that he would have put a brake on King Abdullah's timid reforms. Sultan was considered to be pro-American.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_and_Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_and_Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa.jpg/220px-Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_and_Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_and_Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa.jpg/330px-Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_and_Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_and_Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa.jpg/440px-Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz_and_Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="747" data-file-height="747" /></a><figcaption>Sultan bin Abdulaziz and <a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa" title="Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa">Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa</a> in the 1980s.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Views">Views</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Views"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sultan took a lifetime <a href="/wiki/Anti-communist" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-communist">anti-communist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anti-Soviet" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-Soviet">anti-Soviet</a> view, based on his dislike of Soviet <a href="/wiki/State_atheism" title="State atheism">state atheism</a> as well as Soviet interest in Gulf oil and access to ports that he felt risked Saudi independence. He rebuked U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> for what he saw as "pusillanimity" in the face of the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Soviet invasion of Afghanistan">Soviet invasion of Afghanistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tele_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tele-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 23 October 2001 interview in Kuwaiti newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/Al-Seyassah" title="Al-Seyassah">As Seyassa</a></i>, concerning <a href="/wiki/9/11" class="mw-redirect" title="9/11">9/11</a> attacks, Sultan stated “Who stands behind this terrorism and who carried out this complicated and carefully planned terrorist operation? Osama bin Laden and those with him have said what indicates that they stand behind this carefully planned act. We, in turn, ask: Are bin Laden and his supporters the only ones behind what happened or is there another power with advanced technical expertise that acted with them?”.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wealth_and_property">Wealth and property</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Wealth and property"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prince Sultan's wealth in 1990 was reported to be $1.2 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-cnnfortune_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnnfortune-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993 <i><a href="/wiki/Fortune_(magazine)" title="Fortune (magazine)">Fortune</a></i> magazine cited him as the 34th rich person in the world with $4.0 billion wealth.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, his fortune was estimated at $270 billion, which he distributed between his sons prior to his death in October 2011 in order to support their political position in the competitive princely arena.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prince Sultan owned <a href="/wiki/2%E2%80%938a_Rutland_Gate" title="2–8a Rutland Gate">2–8a Rutland Gate</a>, the former London residence of the Lebanese politician and businessman <a href="/wiki/Rafic_Hariri" title="Rafic Hariri">Rafic Hariri</a>. Prince Sultan had been given the property after Hariri's assassination in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Documents in the <a href="/wiki/Paradise_Papers" title="Paradise Papers">Paradise Papers</a> release show Prince Sultan used the law firm Appleby at the center of the use of offshore businesses and trusts by world leaders.<sup id="cite_ref-appleby_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appleby-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_issues">Health issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Health issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prince Sultan was rumored to have had colon cancer in 2003. A foreign correspondent was forced to leave the country after reporting his health problems.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Prince Sultan was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Colon_cancer" class="mw-redirect" title="Colon cancer">colon cancer</a> and underwent several corrective surgeries. He underwent an operation to remove an intestinal polyp in <a href="/wiki/Jeddah" title="Jeddah">Jeddah</a> in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-cbcap_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbcap-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ahammond8_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ahammond8-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prince Sultan visited a Swiss clinic in late April 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-ahammond8_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ahammond8-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2009, he began to suffer from <a href="/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease" title="Alzheimer's disease">Alzheimer's disease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was reported to be suffering dementia, specifically Alzheimer's disease.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_President_Dick_Cheney_walks_with_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Vice_President_Dick_Cheney_walks_with_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz.jpg/220px-Vice_President_Dick_Cheney_walks_with_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Vice_President_Dick_Cheney_walks_with_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz.jpg/330px-Vice_President_Dick_Cheney_walks_with_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Vice_President_Dick_Cheney_walks_with_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz.jpg/440px-Vice_President_Dick_Cheney_walks_with_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="514" data-file-height="363" /></a><figcaption>Prince Sultan meets the U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in 2007</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Morocco_vacation">Morocco vacation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Morocco vacation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2009, Sultan spent several months in New York City at <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Presbyterian_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="New York–Presbyterian Hospital">New York–Presbyterian Hospital</a> and underwent surgery in New York. He then convalesced at <a href="/wiki/Agadir" title="Agadir">Agadir</a>, Morocco. He went back to Saudi Arabia, but soon returned to Morocco in August 2009. During his vacation, the Saudi cabinet increased officer salaries, a traditional domain of Sultan.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, King Abdullah took charge of all defense purchases and reduced the power of the Defense Ministry. In October 2010, Abdullah personally conducted much of the negotiations for the U.S. arms package worth over $60 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2010, Sultan received in Agadir Lebanese Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Saad_Al-Hariri" class="mw-redirect" title="Saad Al-Hariri">Saad Al-Hariri</a> to discuss the future of Lebanon's government.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had been receiving treatment since 2009 for what analysts and diplomats believed to be cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of November 2010, he returned to Saudi Arabia because King Abdullah had left for the United States for surgery. His return was seen as a legal formality necessary under Saudi law, which stipulates that only one of the kingdom's top two officials can be abroad at a given time.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_funeral">Death and funeral</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Death and funeral"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Saudi Royal court announced on 22 October 2011 that Prince Sultan died at dawn of an unspecified illness.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1023_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1023-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to media reports, Prince Sultan had been battling cancer and had been seeking medical treatment in the United States since mid-June 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-reuters_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had a surgical operation in New York in July 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcfuneral_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcfuneral-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unnamed U.S. officials cited by <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> stated that he died at <a href="/wiki/NewYork-Presbyterian_Hospital" title="NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital">New York-Presbyterian Hospital</a> in <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1023_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1023-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His body was taken from New York City to Riyadh on 24 October 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcfuneral_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcfuneral-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His funeral was held at the <a href="/wiki/Imam_Turki_bin_Abdullah_Mosque" class="mw-redirect" title="Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque">Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque</a> in Riyadh on 25 October 2011 in the presence of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.<sup id="cite_ref-reuters_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reuters-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was buried in <a href="/wiki/Al-Oud_cemetery" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Oud cemetery">Al Oud cemetery</a> in Riyadh.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Various leaders, including the president of Afghanistan, <a href="/wiki/Farouk_al-Sharaa" title="Farouk al-Sharaa">Farouk Al Sharaa</a>, the vice-president of Syria, the Iranian foreign minister and the head of Egypt's ruling military council, participated in the funeral.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcfuneral_76-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcfuneral-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, other statesmen went to Riyadh to offer their condolences, such as the US Vice President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>, Pakistani President <a href="/wiki/Asif_Ali_Zardari" title="Asif Ali Zardari">Asif Ali Zardari</a> and Malaysian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Najib_Razak" title="Najib Razak">Najib Razak</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Among others, Prince Sultan was the recipient of the following honours and medals: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/50px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/75px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/100px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">Order of St Michael and St George</a> (May 1967)<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ordre_national_du_Tchad_-_Grand_Croix.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ordre_national_du_Tchad_-_Grand_Croix.svg/50px-Ordre_national_du_Tchad_-_Grand_Croix.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ordre_national_du_Tchad_-_Grand_Croix.svg/75px-Ordre_national_du_Tchad_-_Grand_Croix.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ordre_national_du_Tchad_-_Grand_Croix.svg/100px-Ordre_national_du_Tchad_-_Grand_Croix.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Order_of_Chad" title="National Order of Chad">National Order of Chad</a>, First Class (1972)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SEN_Order_of_the_Lion_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/SEN_Order_of_the_Lion_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/50px-SEN_Order_of_the_Lion_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/SEN_Order_of_the_Lion_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/75px-SEN_Order_of_the_Lion_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/SEN_Order_of_the_Lion_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/100px-SEN_Order_of_the_Lion_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Lion_of_Senegal" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of the Lion of Senegal">Order of the Lion of Senegal</a> (1972)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cordone_di_gran_Croce_OMRI_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Cordone_di_gran_Croce_OMRI_BAR.svg/50px-Cordone_di_gran_Croce_OMRI_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Cordone_di_gran_Croce_OMRI_BAR.svg/75px-Cordone_di_gran_Croce_OMRI_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Cordone_di_gran_Croce_OMRI_BAR.svg/100px-Cordone_di_gran_Croce_OMRI_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Italian_Republic" title="Order of Merit of the Italian Republic">Order of Merit of the Italian Republic</a>, First Class (19 July 1997)<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_King_Abdulaziz,_1st_Class_(Saudi_Arabia).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Order_of_King_Abdulaziz%2C_1st_Class_%28Saudi_Arabia%29.png/50px-Order_of_King_Abdulaziz%2C_1st_Class_%28Saudi_Arabia%29.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Order_of_King_Abdulaziz%2C_1st_Class_%28Saudi_Arabia%29.png/75px-Order_of_King_Abdulaziz%2C_1st_Class_%28Saudi_Arabia%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Order_of_King_Abdulaziz%2C_1st_Class_%28Saudi_Arabia%29.png/100px-Order_of_King_Abdulaziz%2C_1st_Class_%28Saudi_Arabia%29.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="705" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_King_Abdulaziz" title="Order of King Abdulaziz">Order of King Abdulaziz</a> (1973; First Class).<sup id="cite_ref-ainalyaqeen_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ainalyaqeen-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ordre_national_du_Merite_GO_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Ordre_national_du_Merite_GO_ribbon.svg/50px-Ordre_national_du_Merite_GO_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Ordre_national_du_Merite_GO_ribbon.svg/75px-Ordre_national_du_Merite_GO_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Ordre_national_du_Merite_GO_ribbon.svg/100px-Ordre_national_du_Merite_GO_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Order_of_Merit_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Order of Merit (France)">National Order of Merit</a> (1973; Grand Class)<sup id="cite_ref-ainalyaqeen_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ainalyaqeen-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:VEN_Order_of_the_Liberator_-_Grand_Cordon_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/VEN_Order_of_the_Liberator_-_Grand_Cordon_BAR.png/50px-VEN_Order_of_the_Liberator_-_Grand_Cordon_BAR.png" decoding="async" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29-_PMN.svg/50px-MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29-_PMN.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29-_PMN.svg/75px-MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29-_PMN.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29-_PMN.svg/100px-MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29-_PMN.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Honorary Commander of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Defender_of_the_Realm#Commander" title="Order of the Defender of the Realm">Order of the Defender of the Realm</a> (P.M.N.) (Malaysia; 1982)<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)_-_SMN.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-_SMN.svg/50px-MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-_SMN.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-_SMN.svg/75px-MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-_SMN.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-_SMN.svg/100px-MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_%28Defender_of_the_Realm%29_-_SMN.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Honorary Grand Commander of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Defender_of_the_Realm" title="Order of the Defender of the Realm">Order of the Defender of the Realm</a> (Malaysia; 2000)<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>He was also posthumously given the King Khalid award in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-ainalyaqeen_81-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ainalyaqeen-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ancestry">Ancestry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sultan_bin_Abdulaziz&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Ancestry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886387087">.mw-parser-output table.ahnentafel{border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;line-height:130%}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel tr{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel-t{border-top:#000 solid 1px;border-left:#000 solid 1px}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel-b{border-bottom:#000 solid 1px;border-left:#000 solid 1px}</style><div class="noresize"><table class="collapsible collapsed" style="margin:0.3em auto;clear:none;min-width:60em;width:auto;font-size:88%;border:1px solid #aaa"><tbody><tr><th style="padding:0.2em 0.3em 0.2em 4.3em;background:none;color:inherit;width:auto">Ancestors of Sultan bin Abdulaziz</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><table class="ahnentafel" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><tbody><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="28" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="13"> </td><td rowspan="12" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="5"> </td><td rowspan="4" colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">8. <a href="/wiki/Faisal_bin_Turki_bin_Abdullah_Al_Saud" class="mw-redirect" title="Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud">Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud</a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #ffc;">4. <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Rahman_bin_Faisal" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdul Rahman bin Faisal">Abdul Rahman bin Faisal</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">9. Sara bint Mishari bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Saud</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #fb9;">2. <a href="/wiki/Ibn_Saud" title="Ibn Saud">Abdulaziz ibn Saud</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="15" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="14" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">10. Ahmed Al Kabir bin Mohammed bin Turki Al Sudairi</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #ffc;">5. <a href="/wiki/Sara_bint_Ahmed_Al_Sudairi" title="Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi">Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #fcc;">1. <b>Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</b></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="11"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="24" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="15" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="14" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="7"> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">12. Muhammed bin Ahmed Al Kabir Al Sudairi</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #ffc;">6. Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Sudairi</td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #fb9;">3. <a href="/wiki/Hassa_bint_Ahmed_Al_Sudairi" class="mw-redirect" title="Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi">Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="9"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="8" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">14. Ali bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #ffc;">7. 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title="Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Muhammad</a></i> (1910–1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nasser_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Nasser</a> (1911–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khalid_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Khalid of Saudi Arabia">King Khalid</a> (1913–1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saad_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Saad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Sa'ad</a> (1915–1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansour_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Mansour</a> (1921–1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fahd_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Fahd of Saudi Arabia">King Fahd</a> (1921–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandar_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Bandar</a> (1923–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musa%27id_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Musa'id</a> (1923–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Abdullah of Saudi Arabia">King Abdullah</a> (1924–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Muhsin_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Abdul Muhsin</a> (1925–1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mishaal_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Mishaal</a> (1926–2017)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sultan</a></i> (1928–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Rahman_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Abdul Rahman</a> (1931–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mutaib_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Mutaib</a> (1931–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talal_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Talal</a> (1931–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mishari_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Mishari</a> (1932–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badr_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Badr</a> (1932–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawwaf_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Nawwaf</a> (1932–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nayef_bin_Abdulaziz" title="Nayef bin Abdulaziz">Nayef</a></i> (1934–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turki_II_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Turki II</a> (1934–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fawwaz_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Fawwaz</a> (1934–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Salman of Saudi Arabia">King Salman</a> (born 1935)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thamir_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Thamir bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Thamir</a> (1937–1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Majid_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Majid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Majid</a> (1938–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Elah_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Abdul Elah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Abdul Elah</a> (born 1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mamdouh_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Mamdouh</a> (1940–2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sattam_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Sattam</a> (1941–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathloul_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Hathloul</a> (1941–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Majeed_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Abdul Majeed</a> (1942–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mashour_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Mashour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Mashour</a> (born 1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmed_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Ahmed</a> (born 1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muqrin_bin_Abdulaziz" title="Muqrin bin Abdulaziz">Muqrin</a></i> (born 1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamoud_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Hamoud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Hamoud</a> (1947–1994)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ibn_Saud_1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A photo of King Abdulaziz"><img 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navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saud_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Saud of Saudi Arabia">Saud bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Faisal of Saudi Arabia">Faisal bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Muhammad bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khalid_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Khalid of Saudi Arabia">Khalid bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fahd_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Fahd of Saudi Arabia">Fahd bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Abdullah of Saudi Arabia">Abdullah bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sultan bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nayef_bin_Abdulaziz" title="Nayef bin Abdulaziz">Nayef bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Salman of Saudi Arabia">Salman bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muqrin_bin_Abdulaziz" title="Muqrin bin Abdulaziz">Muqrin bin Abdulaziz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Nayef" title="Muhammad bin Nayef">Muhammad bin Nayef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Salman" title="Mohammed bin Salman">Mohammed bin Salman</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_the_Crown_Prince_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Royal Standard of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia"><img alt="Royal Standard of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Royal_Standard_of_the_Crown_Prince_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/100px-Royal_Standard_of_the_Crown_Prince_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" 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id="Grand_Commanders_of_the_Order_of_the_Defender_of_the_Realm" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Grand Commanders of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Defender_of_the_Realm" title="Order of the Defender of the Realm">Order of the Defender of the Realm</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Grand<br />Commanders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Tunku_Kurshiah" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunku Kurshiah">Tunku Kurshiah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Ismail_of_Johor" title="Ismail of Johor">Tunku Ismail</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Munawir_of_Negeri_Sembilan" title="Munawir of Negeri Sembilan">Tunku Munawir</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Yahya_Petra_of_Kelantan" title="Yahya Petra of Kelantan">Tengku Yahya Petra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Leong_Yew_Koh" title="Leong Yew Koh">Leong Yew Koh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Raja_Uda" title="Raja Uda">Raja Uda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Tan_Cheng_Lock" title="Tan Cheng Lock">Tan Cheng Lock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Razak_Hussein" title="Abdul Razak Hussein">Abdul Razak Hussein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Lee_Hau_Shik" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Lee Hau Shik">Henry Lee Hau Shik</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Tengku_Budriah_of_Perlis" class="mw-redirect" title="Tengku Budriah of Perlis">Tengku Budriah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Malek_Yusuf" title="Abdul Malek Yusuf">Abdul Malek Yusuf</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Yusof_Ishak" title="Yusof Ishak">Yusof Ishak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Abang_Openg" title="Abang Openg">Abang Openg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Mustapha_Harun" class="mw-redirect" title="Mustapha Harun">Mustapha Harun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Pengiran_Ahmad_Raffae" title="Pengiran Ahmad Raffae">Pengiran Ahmad Raffae</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Syed_Sheh_Shahabudin" title="Syed Sheh Shahabudin">Syed Sheh Shahabudin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Syed_Sheh_Barakbah" title="Syed Sheh Barakbah">Syed Sheh Barakbah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Tuanku_Bujang" title="Tuanku Bujang">Tuanku Bujang</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Sharifah_Rodziah_Barakbah" title="Sharifah Rodziah Barakbah">Sharifah Rodziah Barakbah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Aziz_Abdul_Majid" title="Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid">Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Fuad_Stephens" title="Fuad Stephens">Fuad Stephens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Sardon_Jubir" title="Sardon Jubir">Sardon Jubir</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Syed_Zahiruddin" title="Syed Zahiruddin">Syed Zahiruddin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Mohd_Hamdan_Abdullah" title="Mohd Hamdan Abdullah">Mohd Hamdan Abdullah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Abang_Muhammad_Salahuddin" title="Abang Muhammad Salahuddin">Abang Muhammad Salahuddin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Koroh" title="Ahmad Koroh">Ahmad Koroh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mohamad_Adnan_Robert" title="Mohamad Adnan Robert">Mohamad Adnan Robert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Hussein_Onn" title="Hussein Onn">Hussein Onn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Rahman_Ya%27kub" title="Abdul Rahman Ya'kub">Abdul Rahman Ya'kub</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Awang_Hassan" title="Awang Hassan">Awang Hassan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Ismail_of_Johor" class="mw-redirect" title="Ibrahim Ismail of Johor">Tunku Ibrahim Ismail</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Zaidi_Adruce" title="Ahmad Zaidi Adruce">Ahmad Zaidi Adruce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Hamdan_Sheikh_Tahir" title="Hamdan Sheikh Tahir">Hamdan Sheikh Tahir</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Said_Keruak" title="Mohammad Said Keruak">Mohammad Said Keruak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Syed_Ahmad_Shahabuddin" title="Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin">Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Sakaran_Dandai" title="Sakaran Dandai">Sakaran Dandai</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Ahmadshah_Abdullah" title="Ahmadshah Abdullah">Ahmadshah Abdullah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad" title="Mahathir Mohamad">Mahathir Mohamad</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Mohd_Khalil_Yaakob" title="Mohd Khalil Yaakob">Mohd Khalil Yaakob</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_Ahmad_Badawi" title="Abdullah Ahmad Badawi">Abdullah Ahmad Badawi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Juhar_Mahiruddin" title="Juhar Mahiruddin">Juhar Mahiruddin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Taib_Mahmud" title="Abdul Taib Mahmud">Abdul Taib Mahmud</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Mohd_Ali_Rustam" title="Mohd Ali Rustam">Mohd Ali Rustam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Fuzi_Abdul_Razak" title="Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak">Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Wan_Junaidi_Tuanku_Jaafar" title="Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar">Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Honorary<br />Grand<br />Commanders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Lim_Yew_Hock" title="Lim Yew Hock">Lim Yew Hock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Djuanda_Kartawidjaja" title="Djuanda Kartawidjaja">Djuanda Kartawidjaja</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Templer" title="Gerald Templer">Gerald Templer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Thanat_Khoman" title="Thanat Khoman">Thanat Khoman</a></span></li> 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class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Wan_Waithayakon" title="Wan Waithayakon">Wan Waithayakon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Abdel_Hakim_Amer" title="Abdel Hakim Amer">Abdel Hakim Amer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Ali_Sabri" title="Ali Sabri">Ali Sabri</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Anwar_Sadat" title="Anwar Sadat">Anwar Sadat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Zein_al-Sharaf_bint_Jamil" title="Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil">Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Firyal_Irshaid" class="mw-redirect" title="Firyal Irshaid">Firyal Irshaid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Prince_Hassan_bin_Talal" title="Prince Hassan bin Talal">Hassan bin Talal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Hassan_Ibrahim" title="Hassan Ibrahim">Hassan Ibrahim</a></span></li> <li><span 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Mohieddin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: Chang Kay Young</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/James_Beveridge_Thomson" title="James Beveridge Thomson">James Beveridge Thomson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Albert_II_of_Belgium" title="Albert II of Belgium">Albert II</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Eisaku_Sat%C5%8D" title="Eisaku Satō">Eisaku Satō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Malik" title="Adam Malik">Adam Malik</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Nawwaf_bin_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud" title="Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud">Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Souvanna_Phouma" title="Souvanna Phouma">Souvanna Phouma</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Kukrit_Pramoj" title="Kukrit Pramoj">Kukrit Pramoj</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Kriangsak_Chamanan" title="Kriangsak Chamanan">Kriangsak Chamanan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Fahd_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Fahd of Saudi Arabia">Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Elena_Ceau%C8%99escu" title="Elena Ceaușescu">Elena Ceaușescu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Prem_Tinsulanonda" title="Prem Tinsulanonda">Prem Tinsulanonda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Jefri_Bolkiah" class="mw-redirect" title="Jefri Bolkiah">Jefri Bolkiah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Vajiralongkorn" title="Vajiralongkorn">Maha Vajiralongkorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Khalifa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa" title="Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa">Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Abdullah of Saudi Arabia">Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Marcello_Pera" title="Marcello Pera">Marcello Pera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Pier_Ferdinando_Casini" title="Pier Ferdinando Casini">Pier Ferdinando Casini</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Crown_Princess_of_Sweden" title="Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden">Victoria</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Moza_bint_Nasser" title="Moza bint Nasser">Moza bint Nasser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" title="Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Naruhito" title="Naruhito">Naruhito</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a 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