Sultan bin Salman Al Saud Quotes

Saudi Arabian astronaut and politician

Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (born June 27 1956) is a former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist. He is a member of House of Saud and thus was the first of royal blood, and the first Arab and Muslim to be in outer space.

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Alternative Names: Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud • Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud • Prince Sultan bin Salman al-Saud

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