Sultan bin Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
| Sultan bin Turki | |||||
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| Born |
1968 (age 47–48) Riyadh | ||||
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| House | House of Saud | ||||
| Father | Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Mother | Noura bint Abdullah bin Abdul RahmanAl Saud | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Sultan bin Turki (II) bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سلطان بن تركي الثاني بن عبد العزيز آل سعود (born May 1968) is a member of the House of Saud.
Early life
Prince Sultan was born in May 1968.[1] His father is known as "the second" Turki (الثاني ath-thānī), because he is the second son born to King Abdulaziz named "Turki". The first Prince Turki was Abdulaziz's first son who died in 1919 due to Spanish flu.[2] His mother is Noura bint Abdallah bin Abdul Rahman.[1][3]
Controversy
In 2004, Prince Sultan accused the government of Saudi Arabia of kidnapping him in Switzerland after he spoke out in favour of reform in Saudi Arabia. He was lured to a meeting in Geneva, where he was drugged before being flown back to the kingdom and is currently under house arrest in the capital, Riyadh.[4] To finish the mission successfully, a Boeing 747 medical evacuation aircraft was sent especially for this purpose after sedating him. The aircraft arrived at Geneva airport a few days before the kidnapping operation, and it was always in a state of readiness. Another aircraft was sent to carry the personal effects, papers, files, and documents of Prince Sultan, which were later confiscated from the Hotel where he had been staying and taken to Riyadh. The aircraft was officially registered in Switzerland as part of the entourage of Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd, who was on visit to Switzerland at the time.[5]
Personal life
Prince Sultan was married to former king Abdullah's daughter princess Nora. She died in 1990 in a car accident near Riyadh airport.
Prince Sultan has one son named Mohammed bin Sultan from another marriage.
References
- 1 2 Sabri Sharaf (2001). The House of Saud in Commerce: A Study of Royal Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. Sharaf Sabri. p. 124. ISBN 978-81-901254-0-6. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ↑ Henderson, Simon (1994). "After King Fahd" (Policy Paper). Washington Institute. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ "Death on the Nile: A royal murder mystery?". Datarabia. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ↑ Hardy, Roger (21 January 2004). "Saudis 'kidnap reformist prince'". BBC News. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ "Saudi opposition site details Prince Sultan's kidnap in June". BBC Monitoring International Reports. 2 January 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2013.