Khalid bin Sultan
| Khalid bin Sultan | |
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Prince Khalid during the Gulf War
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| Deputy Minister of Defense | |
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In office 5 November 2011 – 20 April 2013 |
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| Monarch | King Abdullah |
| Minister | Salman bin Abdulaziz |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz |
| Succeeded by | Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud |
| Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and General Inspector for the Military Affairs | |
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In office 17 January 2001 – 5 November 2011 |
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| Monarch | King Abdullah |
| Minister | Sultan bin Abdulaziz |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 September 1949 Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Father | Sultan bin Abdulaziz |
| Alma mater |
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst CGSC Air War College Auburn University at Montgomery |
| Religion | Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Saudi Arabia
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Saudi Air Force
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| Years of service | 1968-1991 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | |
Gulf War
Shia insurgency in Yemen
Khaled bin Sultan (Arabic: خالد بن سلطان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) (born 24 September 1949) is the former deputy minister of defense and a member of House of Saud.
Prince Khalid was born on 24 September 1949. He is the oldest son of the late Prince Sultan and full brother of Fahd bin Sultan, Faisal bin Sultan and late Turki bin Sultan. Their mother is Munira bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Jalawi. She died in Paris on 24 August 2011. Moneera bint Abdulaziz was a sister of Alanoud, spouse of King Fahd. She was also cousin of King Khalid and Prince Muhammed.
Khalid bin Sultan is a graduate of King Saud University. He then attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and graduated in 1968. He also studied at the US Army's Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. He graduated from the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. He also holds a master's degree in political science, which he received from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1980.
In the first years as a soldier, despite his choice to be selected for special forces personnel, Khalid bin Sultan was given a command of an artillery platoon in Tabuk province. Later, his position advanced as he was given a task for conducting contract and purchasing of Saudi Arabia's first guided missile with People's Republic of China. For this prominent role, he was given an honorary title "Father of Saudi Arabia's Missile".
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