Sultan bin Abdulaziz
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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Second deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense (1926-2011)
Key facts
- Tenure
- 1 August 2005 – 22 October 2011
- Monarch
- Abdullah
- Prime minister
- King Abdullah
- Predecessor
- Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
- Successor
- Nayef bin Abdulaziz
- Deputy
- Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- Appointed by
- King Abdulaziz
- Born
- ( 1925-01-05 ) 5 January 1925, Riyadh , Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
- Died
- 22 October 2011 (2011-10-22) (aged 86), New York City , New York, U.S.
- Burial
- 25 October 2011, Al Oud cemetery , Riyadh
- Spouse
- See list
- Issue
- List Noura bin Sultan Fahd bin Sultan Al Saud Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud Khalid bin Sultan Al Saud Turki bin Sultan Al Saud Salman bin Sultan Al Saud Badr bin Sultan Al Saud
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sultan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Saudi Arabia
- Place of birth
- Riyadh
- Place of death
- New York City
- Father
- Ibn Saud
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Arabic
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Family
- House of Saud
- Noble title
- Royal Highness
- Military branch
- Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
- Military rank
- minister
- Official website
- www.psipw.org
- Image
- Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz 02.jpg
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- owner of
- Al Salamah
- place of burial
- Al Oud cemetery
- Commons category
- Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
- date of birth
- 1926-01-05
- date of death
- 2011-10-22
- name in native language
- سلطان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
HouseAl Saud FatherKing Abdulaziz MotherHussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود, Sulṭān ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd; (5 January 1925 – 22 October 2011), called The generous Sultan (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 until his death in October 2011.
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