Sultan bin Abdulaziz
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (c. 5 January 1928 – 22 October 2011) (Arabic: سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود, Sulṭān ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd), called Sultan the Good (سلطان الخير, Sulṭan al Khair) in Saudi Arabia, was the Saudi defense minister from 1963 to 2011 and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2011.
| Sultan bin Abdulaziz | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia First Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| Tenure | 1 August 2005 – 22 October 2011 | ||||
Monarch | |||||
Prime Minister | King Abdullah | ||||
| Predecessor | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Successor | Nayef bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| Tenure | 13 June 1982 – 1 August 2005 | ||||
Monarch | |||||
Prime Minister | King Fahd | ||||
| Predecessor | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Successor | Nayef bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Minister of Defense and Aviation | |||||
| Tenure | 22 October 1963 – 22 October 2011 | ||||
Deputy | |||||
Prime Minister | |||||
| Predecessor | Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud | ||||
| Successor | Salman of Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Governor of Riyadh Province | |||||
| Tenure | 22 February 1947 – 24 December 1953 | ||||
Appointed by | King Abdulaziz | ||||
| Predecessor | Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Successor | Nayef bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Born | c. 5 January 1928 Riyadh, Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd | ||||
| Died | 22 October 2011 (aged 83) New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||
| Burial | 25 October 2011 Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh | ||||
| Spouse | See list | ||||
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| House | Al Saud | ||||
| Father | King Abdulaziz | ||||
| Mother | Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | ||||
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