Saudi royal and politician (c. 1928?2011)
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
(c. 5 January 1928 – 22 October 2011) (
Arabic
:
????? ?? ????????? ?? ????
,
Sul??n ibn ?Abdul?az?z ?l Su??d
), called
Sultan the Good
(
????? ?????
,
Sul?an al Khair
) in
Saudi Arabia
,
[1]
was the Saudi defense minister from 1963 to 2011 and the
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
from 2005 until his death in October 2011.
Early life and education
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Sultan was born in Riyadh sometime between the mid to late 1920s to early 1930s, with the year being given as 1925, 1928, 1930, and 1931.
[2]
He was the 15th son of
Ibn Saud
[3]
and his mother was
Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
.
[4]
He was the second of the
Sudairi Seven
, who also included
Fahd
,
Nayef
and
Salman
.
[5]
[6]
Prince Sultan, along with many of his brothers, received his early education in religion, modern culture, and diplomacy at the royal court.
[6]
Early experience
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His career in public service began in 1940 when he was made a deputy to
Riyadh
governor or emir,
Prince Nasser
.
[6]
In 1947, Prince Sultan replaced Prince Nasser as governor of Riyadh.
[7]
[8]
[9]
Prince Sultan also assisted King Abdulaziz's attempts to establish a national administrative system based on the Islamic Sharia law during this period.
[7]
In 1947, Prince Sultan oversaw
ARAMCO's
construction of the Kingdom's rail link between
Dammam
and Riyadh. He was appointed as the kingdom's first minister of agriculture in 1953
[7]
and minister of transport in 1955.
[10]
Following the assassination of
Lebanese prime minister
,
Riad Al Solh
, in 1951 King Abdulaziz sent Prince Sultan to
Beirut
to offer condolences to late prime minister's family.
[11]
Although the direct military experience of Prince Sultan was brief, heading the Royal Guard in Riyadh in the early 1950s, he felt a lifelong connection to the military and the cause of Saudi independence from an early age.
[12]
Major General
Carl von Horn
, Swedish commander of the UN observer mission during the
Yemeni civil war
, described the Prince Sultan as "a volatile and emotional young man" in the early days.
[12]
Minister of defense and aviation
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In 1963,
Crown Prince Faisal
appointed Prince Sultan as minister of defense and aviation.
[8]
He presided over the development of the
Saudi armed forces
. During the reign of King Faisal, Prince Sultan was particularly interested in Yemen.
[13]
At the beginning of King Faisal's reign in 1964 Prince Sultan became a member of the council which had been established by the king to guide the succession issues.
[14]
In the late 1966 Prince Sultan survived an assassination attempt by the revolutionary
Yemenites
who were assisted by
Egyptian intelligence
.
[15]
His influence declined under the reign of
King Khalid
[13]
due to the fact that in 1977 Prince Sultan unsuccessfully tried to prevent Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz from becoming heir apparent when the king died.
[16]
Sultan purchased U.S. tanks, fighter planes, missiles, and
AWACS
(airborne warning and control systems). However, as a result of problems assimilating technology within its armed forces, a relatively high proportion of the military equipment is stored or under maintenance, despite a large portion of Saudi's $34 billion defense budget being spent on maintaining military equipment. Sultan allegedly became extraordinarily wealthy from kickbacks by Western businesses that handled multibillion-dollar defense contracts.
[17]
He was involved in many scandals, including
the Al Yamamah deal
.
[18]
However, his influence remained unhindered until his health began to deteriorate.
[18]
During his tenure, Saudi Arabia became the largest importer of U.S. arms, and he was a strong proponent of the U.S.-Saudi partnership.
[19]
As well, Sultan authorized a deal with the
British Aircraft Corporation
(BAC) in 1965. His program, called Operation Magic Carpet, traded
£
16 million for six second-hand
Lightnings
, six
Hawker Hunters
, and a set of missile launchers going to
Royal Saudi Air Force
. Geoffrey Edwards served as the official intermediary. British pilots also came over, privately contracted.
[12]
Prince Sultan was an expert on the Yemen civil war and Soviet involvement in the
Horn of Africa
in 1985.
[20]
In 1996, Prince Sultan opposed Pentagon plans to relocate U.S. troops to safer locations after the
Dhahran
complex bombings.
[21]
He visited
Iran
in May 1999 - his visit was the first official visit of a Saudi minister since 1979.
[22]
Second deputy prime minister
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On 13 June 1982, after the death of King Khalid and Crown Prince Fahd became the King, Prince Sultan was appointed second deputy prime minister.
[8]
[23]
Opposition to his appointment as second deputy prime minister came in particular from his elder half-brothers
Musaid
and
Bandar
. The objection of Prince Musaid was easily ignored since his son,
Faisal bin Musaid
, had assassinated King Faisal. However, the interests of Bandar bin Abdulaziz were much harder to ignore. Thus, he was compensated and the dispute was resolved.
[24]
Prince Sultan, in December 1995, attempted to seize power through the support of the Ulema when Crown Prince Abdullah was in Oman for a summit of
the Gulf Cooperation Council
.
[25]
However, his attempted coup failed.
[25]
Prince Sultan was one of the members of the Al Saud Family Council established by Crown Prince Abdullah in June 2000 to discuss private issues such as business activities of princes and marriages of princess to individuals who were not members of the House of Saud.
[24]
Crown prince
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On 1 August 2005, Sultan bin Abdulaziz was designated
heir apparent
despite having a discord with King Abdullah.
[26]
During the same period he led the group called Sudairi Seven, being the eldest of the group after King Fahd's demise.
[27]
Various positions
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During the 1970s Prince Sultan was one of the members of the inner family council which was led by King Khalid and included Sultan's brothers
Prince Mohammed
, Crown Prince Fahd, Prince Abdullah, and
Prince Abdul Muhsin
and his uncles Prince Ahmed and
Prince Musaid
.
[28]
Prince Sultan was Saudi Arabia's
inspector general
. He was chairman of the board of Saudi Arabia's national airline,
Saudi Arabian Airlines
. As chairman, he approved a ban on smoking inside all Saudi airports.
[29]
In 1986, he founded the Saudi National Commission for Wildlife Conservation.
[30]
He was chairman of the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, which financially supports Muslim communities around the world.
[8]
[31]
- Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz prize for water. He was the founder and patron of the
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water
, a bi-annual international scientific award for water research created in 2002.
[32]
[33]
- Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Chair for environmental engineering, department of civil engineering,
King Fahd University
for Petroleum and Minerals. It is the first chair in the university.
- The scientific agreement between Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz and
Oxford University
for academic and cultural co-operation, which enables Saudi students for bachelor's, master and PhD degrees in the field of human sciences.
[34]
Charity works
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Prince Sultan was known as "Sultan the Good" (
Arabic
:
????? ??????
,
romanized
:
Sul?an al-Khair
) in Saudi Arabia for his generosity. He played a role in many charitable works, including providing for the poor and people with special needs. He set up and funded the
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation
on 21 January 1995, with the aim of providing humanitarian services and medical services to people unable to afford the expenses. With the exception of his private residence and important necessities, he donated his possessions to the foundation.
[35]
The foundation includes the following centers in different countries:
- Sultan bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City
[36]
[37]
- Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Private: Committee for Relief.
This private committee organizes relief and medical convoys and sets up camps to combat diseases like Malaria and blindness. It has carried out several developmental, social and medical projects, like, digging wells, building schools, public libraries, mosques, hospitals, establishing dialysis centers. It also sponsors Muslim preachers in Ethiopia, Chad, Niger, Malawi, Mali, Comoro Islands, Djibouti and Indonesia.
He inaugurated and served as the patron of
Prince Sultan University
in Riyadh. It was named in his honor by the university's parent institution, Al-Riyadh Philanthropic Society, which was founded by the prince's brother,
Salman of Saudi Arabia
, who would later become king. This is the first private/non-profit university established in the kingdom. In 2007, Prince Sultan was awarded the Medal of Human Honor for his charitable works.
[38]
In April 2005, Sultan donated £2 million to the
Ashmolean Museum
. A year after his donations to establish an art museum, Oxford University agreed to 'expedite' the scholarship application process for Saudi students, and identify colleges for ten Saudi students from Prince Sultan University. When this arrangement became public, it led to criticism due to the donations bypassing Oxford's governing council, and breaching the admissions process for prospective students.
[39]
A press release issued by Oxford University on 20 April 2005 said that:
HRH Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has given the Ashmolean Museum a substantial donation to provide a fitting home for the Museum's internationally renowned collection of Islamic art. The total value of the gift is £2 million, which will also provide for ten scholarships at the University of Oxford for Saudi Arabian students.
The press release added further that ‘the new gallery, part of the ambitious redevelopment of one of the world’s oldest museums, will be named the “Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud Gallery”’.
Arab News
on 21 April 2005 reported that Sultan’s donation was a ‘move to promote understanding between Islam and the West’, adding that ‘Saudi and British officials’ had said that the new gallery ‘will help to portray Islamic culture and civilization in right perspectives.’
[39]
Controversy
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In 2002, families of the victims of the
September 11 attacks
in the United States sued Prince Sultan and other senior Saudi officials for their alleged contributions to
al-Qaeda
linked charities.
[40]
The lawsuits were thrown out by a US federal judge due to insufficient evidence submitted.
[40]
Personal life
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Prince Sultan mostly married women who had a tribal background.
[41]
He had thirty-two children by his multiple wives. His son
Khalid bin Sultan
, after Prince Sultan's death, was appointed deputy minister of defense and served in the post until 20 April 2013.
[42]
[43]
Bandar bin Sultan
was the former ambassador to the United States, the former secretary general of
the national security council
and the former head of
the general intelligence directorate
.
Fahd bin Sultan
is the governor of
the Tabuk province
.
Salman bin Sultan
, another son, is the former deputy defense minister.
[44]
Faisal bin Sultan (born 1951) is the secretary general of
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation
.
[45]
[46]
His other sons are
Turki
(1959?2012), Nayef (born 1979),
Badr
(born 1980), Saud, Ahmad (born 1983), Nawwaf, Abdullah, Mishaal (born 1988), Mansour, Fawwaz, Abdulmajid and Abdul Ilah.
[46]
Prince Sultan had fifteen daughters, the oldest of whom is Nawf bint Sultan.
[47]
One of his daughters, Reema, is the spouse of
Muhammad bin Nayef
, former Crown Prince.
[48]
His other daughter,
Noura bint Sultan
, married
Turki bin Nasser
. Another daughter, Munira bint Sultan, who was
Faisal bin Fahd
's spouse, died in June 2011 at age 59.
[49]
[50]
Wives
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]
- Khiziran, a concubine from Ethiopia, was the mother of his eldest son Bandar
- Munira bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Jalawi (deceased), mother of Khalid, Fahd, Faisal and Turki
[51]
- Huda bint Abdullah Al Sheikh, mother of Saud, Nayef, Nawwaf, Badr, Abdullah and Mansour
- Areej bint Salem Al Maree, mother of his youngest two sons, Abdulmajid and Abdul Ilah
- Hussa bint Muhammed bin Abdulaziz bin Turki (divorced), mother of Princess Daad
[46]
- Tarfah bint Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Aldakhil
- Jowaher bint Mohammed bin Saud bin Nasser Al Farhan Al Saud (divorced)
- Mouda bint Saud Al Kabeer Al Saud (divorced)
- Mounira bint Mishaal bin Saud Al Rashid (deceased)
- Leila Al Thunayan (divorced)
[52]
- Mouda bint Salman Al Mandeel Al Khaldi (divorced)
- Dina bint Abdulhamid Alsahhaf (divorced)
- Maha bint Abdullah Albanyan (divorced)
- Abir bint Fahd Al Farhan Al Saud (divorced), mother of Fawwaz
- Ghadir bint Shawaan Al Shibani (divorced)
- Mashail bint Mamdouh Al Ali
[53]
Characteristics
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Prince Sultan was regarded by the House of Saud as a workaholic. He doled out money at banquets in keeping with tribal customs. A conservative, it was expected that he would have put a brake on King Abdullah's timid reforms. Sultan was considered to be pro-American.
[54]
Views
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Sultan took a lifetime
anti-communist
and
anti-Soviet
view, based on his dislike of Soviet
state atheism
as well as Soviet interest in Gulf oil and access to ports that he felt risked Saudi independence. He rebuked U.S. President
Jimmy Carter
for what he saw as "pusillanimity" in the face of the
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
.
[12]
In a 23 October 2001 interview in Kuwaiti newspaper
As Seyassa
, concerning
9/11
attacks, Sultan stated “Who stands behind this terrorism and who carried out this complicated and carefully planned terrorist operation? Osama bin Laden and those with him have said what indicates that they stand behind this carefully planned act. We, in turn, ask: Are bin Laden and his supporters the only ones behind what happened or is there another power with advanced technical expertise that acted with them?”.
[55]
Wealth and property
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Prince Sultan's wealth in 1990 was reported to be $1.2 billion.
[56]
In 1993
Fortune
magazine cited him as the 34th rich person in the world with $4.0 billion wealth.
[57]
Later, his fortune was estimated at $270 billion, which he distributed between his sons prior to his death in October 2011 in order to support their political position in the competitive princely arena.
[58]
[59]
Prince Sultan owned
2?8a Rutland Gate
, the former London residence of the Lebanese politician and businessman
Rafic Hariri
. Prince Sultan had been given the property after Hariri's assassination in 2005.
[60]
Documents in the
Paradise Papers
release show Prince Sultan used the law firm Appleby at the center of the use of offshore businesses and trusts by world leaders.
[61]
Health issues
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Prince Sultan was rumored to have had colon cancer in 2003. A foreign correspondent was forced to leave the country after reporting his health problems.
[62]
In 2004, Prince Sultan was diagnosed with
colon cancer
and underwent several corrective surgeries. He underwent an operation to remove an intestinal polyp in
Jeddah
in 2005.
[7]
[63]
Prince Sultan visited a Swiss clinic in late April 2008.
[63]
In April 2009, he began to suffer from
Alzheimer's disease
.
[64]
[65]
He was reported to be suffering dementia, specifically Alzheimer's disease.
[66]
Morocco vacation
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]
In February 2009, Sultan spent several months in New York City at
New York?Presbyterian Hospital
and underwent surgery in New York. He then convalesced at
Agadir
, Morocco. He went back to Saudi Arabia, but soon returned to Morocco in August 2009. During his vacation, the Saudi cabinet increased officer salaries, a traditional domain of Sultan.
[67]
In 2009, King Abdullah took charge of all defense purchases and reduced the power of the Defense Ministry. In October 2010, Abdullah personally conducted much of the negotiations for the U.S. arms package worth over $60 billion.
[68]
In November 2010, Sultan received in Agadir Lebanese Prime Minister
Saad Al-Hariri
to discuss the future of Lebanon's government.
[69]
He had been receiving treatment since 2009 for what analysts and diplomats believed to be cancer.
[70]
At the end of November 2010, he returned to Saudi Arabia because King Abdullah had left for the United States for surgery. His return was seen as a legal formality necessary under Saudi law, which stipulates that only one of the kingdom's top two officials can be abroad at a given time.
[71]
Death and funeral
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The Saudi Royal court announced on 22 October 2011 that Prince Sultan died at dawn of an unspecified illness.
[72]
[73]
According to media reports, Prince Sultan had been battling cancer and had been seeking medical treatment in the United States since mid-June 2011.
[74]
[75]
He had a surgical operation in New York in July 2011.
[76]
Unnamed U.S. officials cited by
The New York Times
stated that he died at
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
in
Manhattan
, New York City.
[72]
His body was taken from New York City to Riyadh on 24 October 2011.
[76]
His funeral was held at the
Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque
in Riyadh on 25 October 2011 in the presence of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.
[74]
He was buried in
Al Oud cemetery
in Riyadh.
[77]
Various leaders, including the president of Afghanistan,
Farouk Al Sharaa
, the vice-president of Syria, the Iranian foreign minister and the head of Egypt's ruling military council, participated in the funeral.
[76]
Additionally, other statesmen went to Riyadh to offer their condolences, such as the US Vice President
Joe Biden
, Pakistani President
Asif Ali Zardari
and Malaysian Prime Minister
Najib Razak
.
[78]
Honours
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]
Among others, Prince Sultan was the recipient of the following honours and medals:
He was also posthumously given the King Khalid award in 2011.
[81]
Ancestry
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]
Ancestors of Sultan bin Abdulaziz
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Saudi Arabian royalty
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Preceded by
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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
1 August 2005 – 22 October 2011
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Succeeded by
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Political offices
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Preceded by
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Governor of Riyadh
1947?1952
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Succeeded by
Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Preceded by
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Second Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
1982 – 27 March 2009
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Succeeded by
Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Preceded by
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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First Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
1 August 2005 – 22 October 2011
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Succeeded by
Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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