Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
King of Saudi Arabia since 2015.
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Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a King of Saudi Arabia since 2015. Born on 31 December 1935 in Riyadh, Saud is 90.
Positions held include Governor of Riyadh Region (1963–2011), House of Saud Council (2005) and Minister of Defence (2011–2015). Saud studied at Princes' School. Honours include Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, Order of Jerusalem and National Order of Niger, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 103 languages, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is No. 578 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 31 December 1935, Riyadh (age 90)
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Known as
- Politician, monarch
- Field
- Royalty
- Education
- Princes' School
- Languages
- Arabic
- Children
- 13
- Wikipedia editions
- 103
Did you know
Was 28 when first governor of Riyadh Region (1963).
Shares a birthday with Henri Matisse and Jacques Cartier.
One of 53 people in the Index born in Riyadh, with Osama bin Laden.
Has a Wikipedia article in 103 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1963–2011Governor of Riyadh Region
- 2005–House of Saud Council
- 2011–2015Minister of Defence
- 2012–2015Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
- 2015–King of Saudi Arabia
- 2015–2022Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
- —Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Connections
- FatherIbn Saud
- MotherHassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
- SpouseFahdah bint Falah bin Hathlain Alajmi
- SpouseSultana bint Turki Al Sudairi
- SiblingLatifa bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
- SiblingAl-Bandari bint Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
- SiblingAl Jawhara bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
- SiblingSeeta bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
- SiblingMusa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- SiblingMutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- SiblingFahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- SiblingMuhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
2 have a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit1974
- Order of Jerusalem1998
- National Order of Niger2015
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion2015
- Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Palestine2015
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle2016
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (Guinea)2016
- Order of the Nile2016
- Order of State of Republic of Turkey2016
- Order of Zayed2016
- Order of Mubarak the Great2016
- Order of Good Hope2016
- King Faisal Prize in Service to Islam2017
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class2017
- Order of the Crown of the Realm2017
- Star of the Republic of Indonesia2017
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