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Sultan bin Salman Al Saud

1956 - Today

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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. 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. On 27 December 2018, he was appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission at the rank of minister. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sultan bin Salman Al Saud has received more than 935,179 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Sultan bin Salman Al Saud is the 7,714th most popular politician (up from 8,107th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 134th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud ranks 7,714 out of 15,577. Before him are Andries Pretorius, Ilija Garašanin, Zu Yi, Emperor Ai of Jin, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Yusof Ishak. After him are Emperor Go-En'yū, Maurice Yaméogo, Lucia, Countess of Tripoli, Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal, Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, and Marfa Sobakina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud ranks 82. Before him are Henri Toivonen, Sugar Ray Leonard, Bo Derek, Baruch Goldstein, Randy Rhoads, and King Diamond. After him are Catherine Ashton, Boris Trajkovski, Taur Matan Ruak, Miguel Bosé, Andrus Ansip, and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud ranks 141 out of 251. Before him are Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), Umm Ruman (null), Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), Abu Dujana (null), and 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null). After him are Muhammad bin Nayef (1959), Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Mohammad bin Salman (1985), Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721), Nimr al-Nimr (1959), and Shaykh Ahmad (1753).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud ranks 45. Before him are Al-Mughira (600), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy (null), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), and 'Abd al-Ilah (1913). After him are Muhammad bin Nayef (1959), Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Mohammad bin Salman (1985), Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721), Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940), and Saad Hariri (1970).

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