Salman bin Abdul Aziz
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| Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman |
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| House of Saud |
| Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Faisal ibn Turki Al Saud |
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Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz (Arabic: سلمان بن عبد العزيز ) is one of the Sudairi Seven, a son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmad Al-Sudairi. He currently serves as the governor of Riyadh , and in this role he also arbitrates disputes among the members of the royal family. Salman is traditionally more favourable to an agreement with Wahhabi fundamentalists. During the war in Afghanistan, he organized transportation for the mujahidin from different Arab countries to Pakistan to help back the fundamentalist Afghan movements. During the mid-1990s his major critic was the Minister of Interior, Prince Nayef, who is also a Sudairi.
His son Prince Sultan was an astronaut on board the United States space shuttle.
[edit] Philanthropy
Salman was also a founder of the Saudi High Commission for Aid to Bosnia charity organization.
[edit] Legal counsel
Prince Salman's legal counsel is William Jeffress Jr, of Washington-based Baker Botts LLP.
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