Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi
Saudi royal, first wife of King Salman (1940–2011)
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Born | c. 1940 | |
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30 July 2011 (aged 71)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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2 August 2011
Al Oud cemetery
, Riyadh
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House | Al Saud (by marriage) | |
Father | Turki 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
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University . p. 260. ProQuest 303295482 .
- 1 2 "New Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz 'raised cash for Mujahideen' " . The New Zealand Herald . 23 January 2015 . Retrieved 27 April 2021 .
- ↑ "بالفيديو: الأمير "سلطان بن سلمان" يروي قصة زواج والده الملك سلمان من سلطانة بنت تركي السديري" . Al Marsad (in Arabic) . Retrieved 27 April 2021 .
- 1 2 3 Ben Hubbard (19 March 2020). "The Kingdom" . The New York Times . p. F4. ProQuest 2378564664 . Retrieved 27 April 2021 .
- 1 2 3 "Riyadh: Kingdom Mourns Loss of Philanthropist Princess" . Daiji World . Riyadh. Arab News . 3 August 2011 . Retrieved 27 April 2021 .
- 1 2 3 "Imran Khan all praise for pioneering role of Princess Sultana Foundation" . Saudi Gazette . 27 November 2019 . Retrieved 27 April 2021 .
- ↑ "Affiliated Colleges" . University of Punjab . Retrieved 27 April 2021 .
- ↑ "Princess Sultana, wife of Saudi Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz" . United Press International . 16 June 1983 . Retrieved 27 May 2021 .
- 1 2 3 Héctor Barbotta (3 August 2011). "Marbella dice adiós a una amiga" . Diario Sur (in Spanish). Marbella . Retrieved 27 April 2021 .