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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sultan_bin_Salman_Al_SaudSultan bin Salman Al Saud - Wikipedia

    Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: سلطان بن سلمان آل سعود; Sulṭān bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd; born 27 June 1956) is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist.

  2. www.britannica.com › Sultan-ibn-Salman-Al-SaudSultan ibn Salman Al Saud | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 23, 2024 · Sultan ibn Salman Al Saud, astronaut who was the first Saudi Arabian citizen, the first Arab, the first Muslim, and the first member of a royal family to travel into space. In 2015 his father, Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz, became king of Saudi Arabia.

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  3. houseofsaud.com › sultan-bin-salman-al-saudSultan Bin Salman Al Saud – House of Saud

    Sultan bin Salman (Arabic: سلطان بن سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود)‎ (born 27 June 1956) is a former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist, and a member of the House of Saud.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Salman-of-Saudi-ArabiaSalman of Saudi Arabia | King, Father, Siblings, & Son

    May 23, 2024 · In the years that followed his appointment as crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman spearheaded a bold foreign policy agenda, a campaign of economic liberalization that also resulted in the loosening of some social restrictions, and a series of crackdowns on dissidents—even detaining rivals such as Ahmad, Salman’s brother, and Mohammed bin Nayef.

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  5. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sultan_bin_Salman_Al_SaudSultan bin Salman Al Saud - Simple English Wikipedia, the ...

    Sultan flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist. He is the first member of a royal family to fly in space, the first Arab to fly in space, and the first Muslim to fly in space, as well as (at 28 years old) the youngest person ever to fly on the Space Shuttle.

  6. www.arabnews.com › node › 169120135 years ago, Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman became the first ...

    Jun 17, 2020 · Multiple missions accomplished, Prince Sultan and Discovery touched down on runway 23 at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 6:11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on June 24, 1985.

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  8. www.pbs.org › wgbh › frontlineTimeline: The Rise of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman first introduced himself to the world as a reformer — a man who could modernize both the social code and economy of his father’s kingdom.