Princess Sultana bint Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud (born circa 1928 — died July 7, 2008) was a member of the House of Saud

House of Saud

The House of Saud , also called the Al Saud, is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia and one of the wealthiest and most powerful dynasties in the world. The family holds thousands of members...

 royal family

Royal family

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 and the sister of the current King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is the King of Saudi Arabia. He succeeded to the throne on 1 August 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. When Crown Prince, he governed Saudi Arabia as regent from 1998 to 2005...

. She was the daughter of the first monarch of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, and his twelfth wife, Mudhi.

Sultana bint Abdulaziz died on July 7, 2008, aged 80, following a long illness. Her funeral was held the next day at the Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Condolence messages were sent to King Abdullah, the Saudi government and the Saudi Royal Family from the King of Bahrain

King of Bahrain

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, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa

Hamad bin Khalifa

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, and his heir apparent

Heir apparent

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, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.