Sultan bin Fahd Al Saud (born 1951) is a member of

House of Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), and ...

. Graduated from Sandhurst Military Academy Prince Sultan is the former president of Youth Welfare agency which he held between 1999 and 2011.

Early life and education

Prince Sultan was born in Taif in 1951. He is the son of King Fahd. His mother, Alanoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed, was from the Jiluwi branch of the

Al Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), and ...

whose members intermarried with the Al Saud. Alanoud bint Abdulaziz was younger sister of Moneera, who was the spouse of

Prince Sultan 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'' (Arabic: سلطان الخير ''Sulṭa ...

, and she was also cousin of

King Khalid Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Khalid ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'' ; 13 February 1913 13 June 1982) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and politician who served as King and Prime Minister of ...

and Prince Muhammed. She died of kidney failure in Santa Barbara in March 1999 after a long period of treatment in

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at the age of 76. Prince Sultan's full-brothers are

Faisal bin Fahd Faisal, Faisel, Fayçal or Faysal ( ar, فيصل) is an Arabic given name. Faisal, Fayçal or Faysal may also refer to: People * King Faisal (disambiguation) ** Faisal I of Iraq and Syria (1885–1933), leader during the Arab Revolt ** Faisal II ...

, Mohammad bin Fahd, Saud bin Fahd, Khaled bin Fahd, and his full-sister is

Latifa bint Fahd Latifa bint Fahd Al Saud (1959 – December 2013) was a member of the Saudi royal family, House of Saud. She was one of King Fahd's children. Biography Princess Latifa was the eldest daughter of King Fahd and Al Anoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed A ...

. He attended

Sandhurst Military Academy The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town o ...

and obtained a bachelor's degree in military sciences in 1973.

Career

Prince Sultan joined the tank corps of the Saudi Arabian

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as a

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Tabuk Province Tabuk ( ar, مِنْطَقَة تَبُوْك '), also spelled ''Tabouk'', is a region of Saudi Arabia, located along the north-west coast of the country, facing Egypt across the Red Sea. It has an area of 146,072 km2 and a population of 91 ...

after his graduation. In 1991, he was appointed deputy president of youth welfare. He was named as the president of the body on 1 September 1999 following the death of his brother Faisal bin Fahd. Prince Sultan resigned from office in January 2011. His nephew,

Nawaf bin Faisal Nawaf bin Faisal Al Saud ( ar, نواف بن فيصل آل سعود; born 1 April 1978) is a Saudi Arabian government official who served as the president of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee from 2011 to 2013. and the former president of youth ...

, replaced him as the head of youth welfare. Prince Sultan was the chairman of Saudi Arabian olympic committee. Prince Sultan has several business activities. He has shares in various companies, including Falcom and Tok Al Khaleej Investment. He is a board member of Al Anoud Foundation.

Personal life

Sultan bin Fahd is married to Al Jawhara bint Faisal bin Turki Al Saud, a daughter of his full aunt,

Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928 – 17 September 2008) was a member of the House of Saud and a daughter of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi. Early life Luluwah bint Abdulaziz was born in 1928. Her parents were King Abdulaziz ...

. They have two daughters, Nouf and Sara.

Ancestry

References

External links

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Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

1951 births Children of Fahd of Saudi Arabia

Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Living people