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He was the deputy governor of Riyadh and later the governor of Riyadh for 48 years from 1963 to 2011. He was then appointed minister of defense. He was named crown prince in 2012. Salman became king in 2015 upon the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah. Since January 2024, he is the oldest surviving son of King Abdulaziz.
Sattam bin Abdulaziz was the former deputy governor of Riyadh from 1979 [2] to 2011. [10] Prince Mohammad bin Saad succeeded him in the post. [11] On 5 November 2011, Prince Sattam was appointed governor of Riyadh Province. [12] He was the 12th governor of Riyadh replacing Prince Salman in the post who was appointed defense minister. [1]
Then in 1962, as prime minister and heir apparent, Prince Faisal appointed Prince Fahd as interior minister, Prince Sultan as defense minister, and Prince Salman as governor of Riyadh. All were key posts. Following his accession to the throne after King Saud's deposition in 1964, King Faisal continued to favor the Sudairi Seven as his allies. [6]
Prince Faisal was born in Riyadh on 25 December 1970. [2] He is the fifth son of Salman bin Abdulaziz, the King of Saudi Arabia. [3] His mother is Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi, who died in July 2011. [4] She was a daughter of King Salman's uncle, Turki bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, [5] who was formerly the governor of Asir Province. [6]
Abdulaziz bin Badah Al-Fagham Al-Mutairi (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن بداح الفغم المطيري; 20 July 1971 – 28 September 2019) was the personal bodyguard of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, as well as the bodyguard of the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. He was also the Commander of the Saudi Royal Guard's Special Guard Force.
Salman of Saudi Arabia King of Saudi Arabia since 2015 Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( Arabic : سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود , romanized : Salmān bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Su‘ūd ; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia , reigning since 2015, and was also Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022.
Sultan bin Salman is married to Princess Haifa, daughter of Prince Saud bin Faisal, the former minister of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia and the son of King Faisal. [26] They have three children. [5] [27] His son, Salman (born 1990), attended St. Andrew's University in Scotland and Oxford University [citation needed] and married a daughter of ...
Salman (born 1935) King 2015 – 23 January 2015: 27 September 2022 7 Most day-to-day governance was handled by the King's son Mohammed bin Salman. 6 Mohammed bin Salman (born 1985) 27 September 2022: Incumbent: 2+ Crown Prince since 2017. Chief of the Royal Court, Minister of Defense 2015-2022 for his father King Salman.