His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud | |
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![]() Sultan bin Salman in 2016 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Alma mater | University of Denver Syracuse University |
Occupation | Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission |
Parents |
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Occupation | Fighter pilot |
Space career | |
Payload Specialist | |
Rank | Colonel, Royal Saudi Air Force |
Time in space | 7d 01h 38m |
Missions | STS-51-G |
Mission insignia | ![]() |
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,[1] the first Arab to fly in space,[1] and the first Muslim to fly in space,[1] as well as (at 28 years old) the youngest person ever to fly on a space shuttle.[1] On 27 December 2018, he was appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission with the rank of minister.[2] He is the eldest surviving son of King Salman.
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