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Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz
CROWN Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz stands among the leaders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who built the modern state with its mass development plans.
He took responsibilities since the early stages of his life, and worked with all the successive Saudi Monarchs from King Abdul Aziz till the era of the Custodian of the T\vo Holy Mosques. He was always at the core of the Saudi domestic and foreign policy.
Crown Prince Sultan was born on Jan 5, 1928. He lived under the careful eye of his father, the founder King Abdul Aziz. On June 2, 1947, he was nominated the governor of Riyadh by King Abdul Aziz. When the first cabinet was formed, Prince Sultan took the portfolio of the ministry of Agriculture on December 24, 1953. One of the great projects, he executed at that time, was the settlement of the nomads which was one of the concerns of the government. On November 5, 1955 he was appointed minister of transport. On October 13, 1962 he was appointed Minister of Defence, Aviation and Inspector Generaj:
Since then; the Armed forces witnessed great
CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 development in its reorganizing, modernizing of its military weapons and equipment's, building of its military schools and colleges. All branches of Saudi Armed Forces achieved a big jump in modernization and became one of the most advanced armed forces.
Complementary projects were also established, such as military hospitals, housing cities which were built accord -ing to the latest specifications. The Crown Prince is keen to spend national and religious holidays visiting military units and camps in the various parts of the Kingdom. In these visits, Crown Prince Sultan meets all armed forces' personnels including officers, noncommissioned officers and soldiers.
In 1982 he was appointed second deputy premier in addition to his responsibilities as Minister of Defence, Aviation and Inspector General. In his capacity as ^ebnd" depfery pWmler■■’he” Chaired a number of the cabL
net meetings. He represented the Kingdom in many international conferences. He also visited most of the friendly countries. In 1986 Crown Prince Sultan delivered a historic speech at the U.N. on its 4oth anniversary.
In addition, Crown Prince Sultan chairs a number of different specialized committees including;
♦ The general organization for defence industries.
* Saudi program for strategic storage.
» The committee of economic balance.
♦ The council of work force.
♦ Board of directors of Saudi Arabian Air lines (SAUDIA).
* The higher council for Islamic affairs.
♦ The national commission for wildlife conservation and development.
Crown Prince Sultan is well known for his charity and good deeds. He established "Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud Charity Society" which is
TYustees headed himidlf/ ’