Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Salman ibn Abd al - Aziz Al Saud (Arabic سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, DMG Salmaan bin ʿ Abd al - ʿ Aziz Al Sa ʿ ūd; born December 31, 1935 in Riyadh ) is the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As a brother of former King Fahd, he has the title " Prince of Saudi Arabia ."

Private life

Prince Salman's father was the founder of the state of present-day Saudi Arabia, King Abd al- Aziz ibn Saud. In birth order, he is the 32th son of his father. His mother Princess Huzza Bint Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al- Sudairi was the favorite wife of his father. He is the second youngest of the Sudairi brothers. Prince Salman received his education at the "School of the Princes " at his father's court, which was set up specifically for the sons of the king. He received his higher education at the Islamic Institute in Mecca, where additional studied religious studies Fundamentals of high school mathematics and geography.

Prince Salman has made ​​a total of three marriages and a daughter twelve sons. His son Sultan in 1985 as the first Saudi in space. 2011 his wife died Sultana.

Policy

1962 Prince Salman was appointed by his older half-brother King Saud Governor of Riyadh Province. Since then, he has supervised and promoted the rapid growth of capital. Salman is considered as a mediator within the royal family. As a member of the Royal Council him great influence is attributed to issues of succession.

Salman is the owner of the newspaper Asharq al Awsat - (Arabic: الشرق الاوسط, translated: "The Middle East "). It also means that he controlled about his son Faisal, the Saudi Research and Marketing Group ( SRMG ), the largest media company in the Middle East.

On 5 November 2011, he was appointed minister of defense. His predecessor Sultan ibn Abd al - Aziz had died on 22 October 2011. After the death of his brother Naif, who stood in line to the throne before him, he was appointed on 18 June 2012 for the Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister and also retained his post as defense minister.