Prince Sultan
| Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud سلطان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود |
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Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia First Deputy Prime Minister |
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| Tenure | 1 August 2005 – 22 October 2011 | ||||
| Predecessor | Abdullah | ||||
| Successor | Nayef | ||||
| Monarch | Abdullah | ||||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| Tenure | 13 June 1982 – 1 August 2005 | ||||
| Predecessor | Abdullah | ||||
| Successor | Nayef | ||||
| Monarch | Fahd | ||||
| Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General | |||||
| Tenure | 22 October 1963 – 22 October 2011 | ||||
| Predecessor | Muhammed bin Saud | ||||
| Successor | Salman | ||||
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| Prince of Riyadh Province | |||||
| Tenure | 22 February 1947 – 24 December 1953 | ||||
| Predecessor | Nasser | ||||
| Successor | Nayef | ||||
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Abdulaziz Saud |
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| Born | 1925 Riyadh, Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz |
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| Died | 22 October 2011 (aged 85–86) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Burial | 25 October 2011 Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh |
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| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | King Abdulaziz | ||||
| Mother | Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
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| Sultan bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud |
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Styles of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1925 – 22 October 2011) (Arabic: سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود), called Sultan al-Khair (Arabic: سلطان الخير, Sultan of goodness) in Saudi Arabia, was the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2011.
Sultan was born in Riyadh, Najd Sultanate in 1925. He was the 12th son of King Abdulaziz and his mother was Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi. He was the second of the Sudairi Seven. Prince Sultan, along with many of his brothers, received his early education in religion, modern culture, and diplomacy at the royal court.
His career in public service began in 1940 when he was made a deputy to then Riyadh governor or emir, Prince Nasser. In 1947, Prince Sultan replaced Prince Nasser as governor of Riyadh. Prince Sultan also assisted King Abdulaziz's attempts to establish a national administrative system based on the Islamic Sharia law during this period. In 1947, Prince Sultan oversaw ARAMCO's construction of the Kingdom's rail link between Dammam and Riyadh. He was appointed as the kingdom’s first minister of agriculture in 1953 and minister of transport in 1955.
Although his direct military experience 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. Major General Carl von Horn, Swedish commander of the UN observer mission during the Yemeni civil war, described the Prince Sultan as "a volatile and emotional young man" in the early days.
In 1963, Crown Prince Faisal appointed Prince Sultan as minister of defense and aviation. He presided over the development of the Saudi armed forces. During the reign of King Faisal, Prince Sultan was particularly interested in Yemen. His influence declined under the reign of King Khalid.
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