Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi
| Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi | |||||
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| Born | c. 1940 | ||||
| Died | 30 July 2011 (aged 71) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Burial | 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
[edit]Sultana was the daughter of Turki Al Sudairi who served as the governor of Asir province from the early days of the 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 at 14 years old.[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 the royal court.[5]
She was 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 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
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- ^ Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 260. ProQuest 303295482.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c Ben Hubbard (19 March 2020). "The Kingdom". The New York Times. p. F4. ProQuest 2378564664. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Riyadh: Kingdom Mourns Loss of Philanthropist Princess". Daiji World. Riyadh. Arab News. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c Héctor Barbotta (3 August 2011). "Marbella dice adiós a una amiga". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Marbella. Retrieved 27 April 2021.