Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi
Bornc. 1940
Died30 July 2011 (aged 71)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Burial2 August 2011
Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
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(m. 1954)​
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Names
Sultana bint Turki bin Ahmed bin Muhammad Al Ahmad Al Sudairi[1]
HouseAl Saud (by marriage)
FatherTurki bin Ahmed Al Sudairi

Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi (Arabic: سلطانة بنت تركي السديري; c. 1940 – 30 July 2011) was a Saudi royal. She was the cousin and first wife of Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz. Three years after her death, Sultana's husband became king of Saudi Arabia.

Biography

Sultana was the daughter of Turki Al Sudairi who served as the governor of Asir province from the early days of Kingdom to 8 June 1969 and then was appointed governor of Jizan province.[2] He was King Salman's maternal uncle.[3]

Sultana married Salman bin Abdulaziz in 1954.[4] They had six children: Prince Fahd, Prince Sultan, Prince Ahmed, Prince Abdulaziz, Prince Faisal and Princess Hessa.[3][5] The family lived in a palace near to the royal court.[5]

She involved in philanthropic activities through the Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable Society for the Care of Kidney Patients and other charitable organizations in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.[6][7] She founded Princess Sultana Foundation in May 1990.[7] Its educational institution was established in 2000, and Princess Sultana University College for Women was established in 2001 which is a higher education institution for women in Islamabad, Pakistan.[7][8]

Sultana bint Turki had a kidney ailment since early 1980s[9] and frequently went abroad for treatment.[5] She spent long periods of vacation at the Casa Riad palace, located on the Golden Mile in Marbella next to the palace of King Fahd's family.[10] During her vacation in Marbella in 2011 she was treated at a private hospital there, but she was transferred in the mid-July from Malaga airport to Riyadh with an air ambulance plane when her condition became much worse.[10] She died at age 71 in Riyadh on 30 July 2011.[6][10] Funeral prayers for her were performed at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh on 2 August.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Anniversary of the departure of "Princess of Goodness" .. "Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi": A history from the world". Saudi 24 News. 25 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 260. ProQuest 303295482.
  3. ^ a b "New Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz 'raised cash for Mujahideen'". The New Zealand Herald. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ "بالفيديو: الأمير "سلطان بن سلمان" يروي قصة زواج والده الملك سلمان من سلطانة بنت تركي السديري". Al Marsad (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Ben Hubbard (19 March 2020). "The Kingdom". The New York Times. p. F4. ProQuest 2378564664. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Riyadh: Kingdom Mourns Loss of Philanthropist Princess". Daiji World. Riyadh. Arab News. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Imran Khan all praise for pioneering role of Princess Sultana Foundation". Saudi Gazette. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Affiliated Colleges". University of Punjab. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Princess Sultana, wife of Saudi Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz". United Press International. 16 June 1983. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Héctor Barbotta (3 August 2011). "Marbella dice adiós a una amiga". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Marbella. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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