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

House of Saud The House of Saud ( ) 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 his brothers, though the ruling ...

, son of

King Fahd Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was King of Saudi Arabia, King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1 ...

, and grandson of Saudi's founder

King Abdulaziz Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted as 1876, although a few sources give it as 1880. According to British author Robert Lacey's book ''The Kingdom'', ...

. A graduate of the

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, Prince Sultan is the former president (1999-2011) of Youth Welfare agency.

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 ( ) 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 his brothers, though the ruling fac ...

whose members intermarried with the Al Saud. Alanoud bint Abdulaziz was younger sister of Moneera, who was the spouse of Prince Sultan, and she was also cousin of

King Khalid Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; 13 February 1913 13 June 1982) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 until his death in 1982. Before his death, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the fifth son of King Abdulaziz ...

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 bin Fahd Al Saud (; 26 December 1946 – 21 August 1999) was the president of Youth Welfare in Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1999. He was a member of the House of Saud, a son of King Fahd, and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Ab ...

, Mohammad bin Fahd, Saud bin Fahd, Khaled bin Fahd, and his full-sister is Latifa bint Fahd. He attended

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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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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 (; 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. He is also a former president of youth welfare. A member of the House of S ...

, 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 Abdulaz ...

. They have two daughters, Nouf and Sara.

Ancestry

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Sultan Sultan (; ', ) 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 came to be use ...

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