Khalid bin Salman Al Saud
Khalid bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: خالد بن سلمان آل سعود Khālid bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd; born 1988) is a Saudi Arabian diplomat, and politician who serves as the Saudi Arabian minister of defense. He was appointed defense minister on 27 September 2022. He is the tenth child and ninth son of King Salman and the younger brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
His Royal Highness Khalid bin Salman Al Saud | |||||
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خالد بن سلمان آل سعود | |||||
Prince Khalid in 2021 | |||||
| Minister of Defense | |||||
| Assumed office 27 September 2022 | |||||
| Monarch | Salman | ||||
| Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Salman | ||||
| Preceded by | Mohammed bin Salman | ||||
| Deputy Minister of Defense | |||||
| In office 23 February 2019 – 27 September 2022 | |||||
| Monarch | Salman | ||||
| Minister | Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud | ||||
| Preceded by | Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud | ||||
| Saudi Ambassador to the United States | |||||
| In office 23 April 2017 – 23 February 2019 | |||||
| Monarch | Salman | ||||
| Preceded by | Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud | ||||
| Succeeded by | Reema bint Bandar Al Saud | ||||
| Personal details | |||||
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Spouse | Noura bint Mohammed bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | ||||
| Children | Prince Abdulaziz Princess Dana | ||||
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| Parent(s) | King Salman bin Abdulaziz Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain | ||||
| Relatives | Mohammed bin Salman (brother) | ||||
| Alma mater | King Faisal Air Academy | ||||
| Military service | |||||
| Branch/service | Royal Saudi Air Force | ||||
| Years of service | until 2016 | ||||
| Unit | No. 92 Squadron RSAF | ||||
| Battles/wars | War against the Islamic State Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen | ||||
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