Sultana bint Abdulaziz Al-Saud
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Princess Sultana bint Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud (born circa 1928 — died July 7, 2008) was a member of the House of Saud
royal family
and the sister of the current King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah
. She was the daughter of the first monarch of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, and his twelfth wife, Mudhi.
Sultana bint Abdulaziz died on July 7, 2008, aged 80, following a long illness. Her funeral was held the next day at the Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Condolence messages were sent to King Abdullah, the Saudi government and the Saudi Royal Family from the King of Bahrain
, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa
, and his heir apparent
, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.
House of Saud
The House of Saud , also called the Al Saud, is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia and one of the wealthiest and most powerful dynasties in the world. The family holds thousands of members...
royal family
Royal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...
and the sister of the current King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is the King of Saudi Arabia. He succeeded to the throne on 1 August 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. When Crown Prince, he governed Saudi Arabia as regent from 1998 to 2005...
. She was the daughter of the first monarch of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, and his twelfth wife, Mudhi.
Sultana bint Abdulaziz died on July 7, 2008, aged 80, following a long illness. Her funeral was held the next day at the Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Condolence messages were sent to King Abdullah, the Saudi government and the Saudi Royal Family from the King of Bahrain
King of Bahrain
The King of Bahrain is the monarch and head of state of Bahrain. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of Hakim, and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of Emir...
, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa
Hamad bin Khalifa
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is the ruling Emir of the State of Qatar since 1995.Sheikh Hamad was the appointed Heir Apparent of Qatar between 1977 and 1995 and at the same time Minister of Defense. In the early 1980s he led the Supreme Planning Council, which sets the Qatar's basic economic...
, and his heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.