Salman bin Sultan Al Saud (; born 2 February 1976) is the former assistant secretary general of the Saudi Arabian National Security Council for intelligence and security affairs as well as the former deputy defense minister. He is a member of the

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, one of the grandsons of

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's founder

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. He has a company based in the

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which deals with the management of a property in the

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district,

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. He has been the governor of Madinah province since 12 December 2023.

Early life and education

Prince Salman was born in

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on 2 February 1976. His father is Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, former Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Salman bin Sultan has a bachelor's degree in military sciences that he received from King Abdulaziz Military College. He also attended several courses in security and

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matters.

Career

Salman bin Sultan began his career as a

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in the Saudi royal air defense force. He later worked as platoon commander in an air defense unit. Then he served as a

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with the rank of

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at the Saudi Embassy in

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during Prince Bandar's tenure as ambassador to the United States at the beginning of the 2000s. Later, he was made

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at the Saudi Embassy in Washington D.C. His tenure lasted until 2008. Prince Salman served as the assistant secretary general of the National Security Council (NSC) for intelligence and security affairs. He was promoted to the excellent rank in the post in August 2011. During his tenure until 6 August 2013, he closely worked with Bandar bin Sultan who headed the NSC in addition to the

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. Prince Salman was one of three Saudi officials who were instrumental in implementing the Syria policy of Saudi Arabia along with foreign minister Prince Saud and Prince Bandar. Prince Salman was appointed deputy defense minister at the rank of minister on 6 August 2013, replacing Fahd bin Abdullah Al Saud in the post. Prince Salman was relieved of his duty upon his request on 14 May 2014 and replaced by

Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal". It also appears as a surname.

in the post. Prince Salman was named as the governor of Madinah province on 12 December 2023 with the rank of minister. He succeeded Faisal bin Salman Al Saud in the post. Prince Salman is deputy secretary general of

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Personal life

Prince Salman is married to Falwa bint Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the daughter of his uncle and former minister of interior, Prince Ahmed. In May 2025 his daughter Seeta married Faisal bin Bandar bin Khalid, a grandson of

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References

External links

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1976 births Living people

Saudi Arabian military aviators Governors of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia)