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Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: سلطان بن سلمان آل سعود; Sulṭān bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd; born 27 June 1956) is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist.
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (c. 5 January 1928 – 22 October 2011) (Arabic: سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود, Sulṭān ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd), called The generous Sultan (سلطان الخير, Sulṭan al Khair) in Saudi Arabia, [1] was the Saudi defense minister from 1963 to 2011 and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in October 2011.
Prince Sultan was the 6th President of the Al-Nasr Club in Saudi Arabia and held that office for 6 years (1969–1975). One of his brothers, Prince Abdul Rahman bin Saud, was the godfather of Al Nasr. Two of his nephews, Faisal bin Abdul Rahman and Mamdouh bin Abdul Rahman, were also Al Nasr presidents. Prince Sultan had six sons. [2]
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud [1] STS-51-G (June 17, 1985) First Muslim, first Saudi, first Arab, first member of royalty in space.
Sultan bin Abdullah was born on 5 January 1995 in Riyadh. [3] His blood siblings are Sahab bint Abdullah and Saad bin Abdullah. Sultan's father ascended to the throne on 1 August 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. [4] Prince Sultan has spoken highly of his childhood, believing it was the best times he ever lived.
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود; 15 January 1875 [note 3] – 9 November 1953), known in the Western world mononymously as Ibn Saud (Arabic: ابن سعود; Ibn Suʿūd), [note 4] was the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 23 September 1932 until his ...
Sultan bin Fahd Al Saud (Arabic: سلطان بن فهد آل سعود; born 1951) is a member of House of Saud, son of King Fahd, and grandson of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz. A graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , Prince Sultan is the former president (1999-2011) of Youth Welfare agency.
Sultan bin Turki Al Saud (Arabic: سلطان بن تركي الثاني بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born May 1968) is a member of the Saudi royal family, a grandson of King Abdulaziz. A critic of the Saudi government, he was kidnapped from Europe and brought to Saudi Arabia in 2016.