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Prince sultan Bin Salman

By Jana Alaslani

  • Birth

    Birth
    Prince Sultan Bin Salman was born in Riyadh on 27 June 1956. He is the third son of King Salman. His mother is Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi who died in July 2011. Prince Sultan is a full brother of Fahd, Ahmed, Abdulaziz, Faisal and Hussa. His Royal Highness is married and has three children.

  • His Royal Higness, A pilot

    His Royal Higness, A pilot
    He is an avid pilot with more than 7000 fligh​t hours since 1976, and holds an Airline transport pilot certificate from the USA, Saudi Arabia, and France, with qualifications to fly several types of Jets and Helicopters and gliders, as well as being qualified as desert and mountain pilot.

  • Mission Discovery STS-51G

    Mission Discovery STS-51G
    In June 17th 1985, Prince Sultan was chosen to represent Arab Sat - the Arab w​orld’s satellite agency, to be among the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery as Payload Specialist on its Mission STS 51G. He was the first Arab, the first Muslim, and the first member of royalty in space. Saudi astronaut Prince Sultan bin Salman covered a distance of about 3 million miles in 7 days, I hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds.

  • Education

    Education
    Prince Sultan completed his elementary and secondary education in Riyadh. He is a graduate of the University of Denver with a degree in mass communications. He earned a Master's Degr​ee in Social and Political Science at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, USA in​ 1999.

  • One Planet, The Book That Inspired Many

    One Planet, The Book That Inspired Many
    Two of this amazing book authors are Ahmed and Tarek. These influencial authors who helped in puplishing the book on 2011 said: "There is a saying that the road to the stars is filled with hardships. It summarizes the Space Shuttle era which is coming to an end very soon. During the three decades of the Shuttle experience, over 130 trips were launched. Sadly, two of those trips did not safely return. This book tells the story of a very special Shuttle journey."

  • Chancellor's Medal

    Chancellor's Medal
    Prince Sultan was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal by Syracuse University (SU) in November 2012 for his key role in helping to launch a collaborative partnership between SU and Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University.