Princess sultana al saud6/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Since December 2019, he is the oldest surviving son of King Abdulaziz. Salman became king in 2015 upon the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah. ![]() He was then appointed minister of defense. He was the deputy governor of Riyadh and later the governor of Riyadh for 48 years from 1963 to 2011. Salman is a son of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi, making him one of the Sudairi Seven. Salman is the 3rd oldest living head of state and the oldest living monarch besides being the country's first head of state born after the unification of Saudi Arabia. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 16 June 2012 to 23 January 2015. The 25th son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, he assumed the throne on 23 January 2015. He also served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( Arabic: سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود, Salmān ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Su‘ūd, born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015. ![]()
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