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Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 23 January 2015.

Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 16 June 2012 to 23 January 2015.

He is the 25th son of King Abdulaziz and the sixth of his sons who have reigned as kings (the others were Saud, Faisal, Khalid, Fahd, and Abdullah).

Salman is a son of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi, making him one of the Sudairi Seven.

He was the deputy governor of Riyadh and later the governor of Riyadh for 48 years from 1963 to 2011.

He was then appointed minister of defense.

He was named crown prince in 2012.

Salman became king in 2015 upon the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah.

Since December 2019, he is the oldest surviving son of King Abdulaziz.

Salman’s significant initiatives as king include the Saudi intervention in the Yemeni Civil War, Saudi Vision 2030, and a 2017 decree allowing Saudi women to drive.

His son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is considered the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia.

Salman was born on 31 December 1935 and is reported to be the 25th son of King Abdulaziz, the first monarch and founder of Saudi Arabia.

Salman and his six full brothers make up the Sudairi Seven.

He was raised in the Murabba Palace.

Salman received his early education at the Princes’ School in the capital city of Riyadh, a school established by King Abdulaziz specifically to provide education for his children.

He studied religion and modern science.

On 18 June 2012, Salman was appointed as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia shortly after the death of his brother, Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz.

Prince Salman was also made First Deputy Prime minister.

His nomination as crown prince and deputy prime minister was seen by some as a signal that King Abdullah’s cautious reforms were likely to continue.

On the other hand, Saudi reformists stated that while Prince Salman, in contrast to other Saudi royals, took a more diplomatic approach towards them, he could not be considered a political reformer.

They also argued that, like King Abdullah, Salman focused mainly on economic improvement rather than political change.

On 27 August 2012, the Royal Court announced that Salman was in charge of state affairs whilst King Abdullah was out of the country.

Prince Salman launched a Twitter account on 23 February 2013. In September 2012, Salman was named as the deputy chairman of the military service council.

He is a strong advocate for philanthropy in poor Muslim nations such as Somalia, Sudan, and Afghanistan.

On 23 January 2015, Salman, aged 79, inherited the throne after his half-brother Abdullah died of pneumonia at the age of 90.

The new king issued a statement that read His Highness Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who passed away at exactly 1 am this morning.

He appointed his younger half-brother, Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, as Crown Prince.

After coming to power, Salman reshuffled the cabinet on 30 January 2015.

Khalid bin Ali bin Abdullah al-Humaidan was made the intelligence chief.

Prince Bandar bin Sultan was removed from his post in the security council and the adviser to the monarch was also removed as were the former monarch’s sons Turki as governor of Riyadh and Mishaal as governor of Mecca.

Ali al-Naimi remained the minister of petroleum and mineral resources, as did Saud al-Faisal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ibrahim Al-Assaf as finance minister. Salman also gave a bonus of two months’ salary to all Saudi state employees and military personnel, including pensioners and students, while also asking citizens to not forget me in their prayers.

In February 2015, he received Prince Charles during his six-day tour in the Middle East. They ‘exchanged cordial talks and reviewed bilateral relations between the countries.

In April 2021, Prince Mishaal bin Majid Al Saud, who has been the governor of Jeddah since 1997, was appointed as adviser to King Salman with the rank of minister.

One of the first things the King and his son, Mohammed bin Salman, did was to streamline the government bureaucracy.

On the death of King Abdullah, there were as many as eleven government secretariats.

All of these were abolished and reconstituted as only two, the Council of Political and Security Affairs (CPSA), headed by Deputy Crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and the Council for Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA), headed by the Secretary-General of the Royal Court, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was given free rein to reorganize the government completely and cementing the power of the Sudairi faction, to which both princes belong.

In March 2015, the king ordered the bombing of Yemen and military intervention against the Shia Houthis and forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was deposed in the 2011 uprising.

He first put together a coalition of ten Sunni Muslim countries.

Code-named Operation Decisive Storm, this was the first time the Saudi Air Force had launched airstrikes against another country since the 1990–91 Gulf War.

According to Farea Al-Muslim, direct war crimes have been committed during the conflict; for example, an IDP camp was hit by a Saudi airstrike.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) wrote that the Saudi-led air campaign had conducted airstrikes in apparent violation of the laws of war.

Human rights groups have also criticized Saudi Arabia for the alleged use of cluster bombs against Yemeni civilians.

In 2022, Saudi airstrikes at a prison in Northern Yemen killed at least 70 people and knocked out the country’s internet access.

The UN estimated that by the end of the year 2021, the death toll of the war on Yemen had reached 377,000 people and could reach 1.3 million people by 2030.

Salman bin Abdulaziz has been married three times.

He had thirteen children. His first wife was Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi who was a first cousin of Salman, being a daughter of his maternal uncle Turki bin Ahmad Al Sudairi.

He served as a former governor of the Asir Province. They married in 1954. Sultana supported the Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable Society for the Care of Kidney Patients and other charitable organizations in the country.

She died on 30 July 2011. Prince Salman and Princess Sultana had six children together: Prince Fahd, Prince Sultan, Prince Ahmed, Prince Abdulaziz, Prince Faisal, and Princess Hassa.

Salman was nineteen years old when his first child, Fahd, was born.

Salman’s eldest son, Fahd bin Salman, died of heart failure aged 47 in July 2001.

His third son, Ahmad bin Salman, died after a heart attack in July 2002 aged 43. Sultan bin Salman became the first person of royal blood, the first-ever Arab, and the first Muslim to fly into outer space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-51-G) in June 1985.

Sultan bin Salman is currently the chairman of the Saudi Space Commission.

Prince Sultan bin Salman was formerly the chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA), which later was changed to the Ministry of Tourism.

Abdulaziz bin Salman has been the deputy minister of oil since 1995, then the minister of Energy since 2019.

Faisal bin Salman is the governor of Madinah province. Salman’s child from his second marriage with Sarah bint Faisal Al Subai’ai is Prince Saud.

The King has six sons from his third marriage with Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain; Prince Mohammed, Prince Turki, Prince Khalid, Prince Nayef, Prince Bandar, and Prince Rakan.

Prince Mohammad was his private adviser at the Ministry of Defense and at the Crown Prince Court.

He was appointed as the minister of defense and head of the royal court upon his father’s accession to the throne in January 2015.

Turki bin Salman became the chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group in February 2013, replacing his elder half-brother Faisal.

Salman was the closest brother to Crown Prince Sultan, having remained at his side during his constant illness and recovery in New York and Morocco, from 2008 to 2011.

Prince Sultan described him as ‘the prince of loyalty’ in a letter sent to him. Salman was also King Fahd’s most trusted adviser during his reign.

His legal counsel was William Jeffress Jr., of U.S.-based firm Baker Botts LLP, in a lawsuit filed by families of victims of the September 11 attacks from 2002 to 2010.

In August 2010, Salman underwent spinal surgery in the United States and remained out of the kingdom for recovery.

He has had one stroke and despite receiving physiotherapy, his left arm does not work as well as his right.

Salman also has mild vascular dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s. U.S. intelligence officials believe that King Salman has been kept apart from his wife Princess Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain for several years, on the orders of their son Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The officials interviewed said the prince placed his mother under house arrest without the king’s knowledge.

She had not been involved in any public events between 2015 and early 2020, but she reappeared at such events in March 2020.

Salman received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Al-Turath Charity Foundation in the field of urban heritage in 2013.

In 2017, Salman pledged US$15,000,000 for Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh. In July 2020, King Salman underwent successful gallbladder surgery.

Office: King of Saudi Arabia since 2015

Aunt: Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud

Great-grandparents: Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, Faisal bin Turki Al Saud

Previous offices: Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (2012–2015), Governor of Riyadh Province (1963–2011)

Grandparents: Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Sudairi, Saud Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, Sharifa bint Ali bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi

Honors:

• Bahrain: Collar of the Order of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (2016)
• Bangladesh: Collar of the Order of the Republic (2018)
• Brunei: Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (D.K.M.B.) (2017)
• Djibouti: Grand Cordon of the Order of National Star of Djibouti (2015)
• Egypt: Collar of the Order of the Nile (2016)
• Guinea: Grand Cordon of the National Order of Merit (2015)
• Indonesia: First Class of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia (2017)
• Japan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (2017)
• Jordan: Collar of the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali (2017)
• Kuwait: Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great (2016)Collar of the Order of Kuwait (2016)
• Malaysia: Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1982), Recipient of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm (D.M.N.) (2017)
• Mexico: Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (2016)
• Morocco: Grand Cordon of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite (1987), Collar of the Order of Muhammad (2016)
• Niger: National Merit Medal (2015)
• Pakistan: First Class of the Nishan-e-Pakistan (2015)
• Oman: Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Al-Said (2021)
• Palestine: Grand Collar of the State of Palestine (2015)
• Senegal: Grand Cordon of the National Order of Merit (1999), Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion (2015)
• Sierra Leone: Collar of the Order of the Republic (2017)
• South Africa: Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope (2016)
• Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (1974)
• Tunisia: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic (2019)
• Turkey: Collar of the Order of the State of the Republic of Turkey (2016)
• Yemen: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic (2001)
• UAE: Collar of the Order of Zayed (2016)
• Ukraine: Collar of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (2017)

Sons:

1. Khalid bin Salman Al Saud
2. Saud Bin Salman Al Saud
3. Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
4. Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
5. Abdulaziz bin Salman
6. Turki Bin Salman Al Saud
7. Mohammed bin Salman al Saud
8. Bandar bin abdul aziz-al saud
9. Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
10. Rakan Bin Salman Al Saud
11. Nayef Bin Salman Al Saud
12. Ahmed bin Salman Al Saud
13. Mohammed bin Salman 

Sisters:

1. Al Bandari bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
2. Haya bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
3. Sara bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
4. Jawahir bint AbdulazizAl Jawhara bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
5. Sultana bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
6. Seeta bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
7. Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
8. Hamoud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
9. Luluwah bint Abdulaziz Al Saud
10. Latifa bint Abdulaziz Al Saud

Brothers:

1. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
2. Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
3. Fahd of Saudi Arabia
4. Faisal of Saudi Arabia
5. Sultan bin Abdulaziz
6. Ahmed bin Abdulaziz
7. Khalid of Saudi Arabia
8. Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
9. Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
10. Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
11. Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
12. Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
13. Abdul Elah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
14. Saad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
15. Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
16. Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
17. Mashour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
18. Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
19. Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
20. Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
21. Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
22. Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
23. Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
24. Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
25. Fawwaz bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
26. Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
27. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
28. Musa’id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
29. Majid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
30. Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
31. Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
32. Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Organizations founded: Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Ministry of Education, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, King Salman Center for Disability Research, Saudi High Commission for Relief of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Questions About Salman bin Abdulaziz

Is King Salman married?

yes. Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi ​ ​ ( m. 1954; died 2011)​ Sarah bint Faisal Al Subai’ai (divorced) Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain

Who is the real King of Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia owes its present form to King Abdulaziz Al-Saud (1882-1953), who established the modern Kingdom in 1932. Since 1953, Saudi Arabia has been ruled by the sons of King Abdulaziz. The present ruler King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ascended to the throne in January 2015.

How many wives does the Saudi prince have?

He had about 30 wives and fathered 36 children. Munira bint Abdullah al-sheik was the mother of King Abdullah’s eldest living son, Prince Khaled.

Who is the wife of the Saudi prince?

Sara bint Mashour Al Saud

Is dating allowed in Saudi Arabia?

Dating in Saudi Arabia is officially illegal (even though some young people do find their way around the restrictions). Avoid spending time with people of the opposite sex in public. Public displays of affection are not allowed and can have serious consequences.

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