Khalid bin Salman Al Saud

Khalid bin Salman Al Saud
خالد بن سلمان آل سعود
Prince Khalid in 2021
Minister of Defense
Assumed office
27 September 2022
MonarchSalman
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Salman
Preceded byMohammed bin Salman
Deputy Minister of Defense
In office
23 February 2019 – 27 September 2022
MonarchSalman
MinisterMohammed bin Salman Al Saud
Preceded byKhalid bin Bandar Al Saud
Saudi Ambassador to the United States
In office
23 April 2017 – 23 February 2019
MonarchSalman
Preceded byAbdullah bin Faisal Al Saud
Succeeded byReema bint Bandar Al Saud
Personal details
Born1988 (age 35–36)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
SpouseNoura bint Mohammed bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
ChildrenPrince Abdulaziz
Princess Dana
Names
Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman
Parent(s)King Salman bin Abdulaziz
Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain
RelativesMohammed bin Salman (brother)
Alma materKing Faisal Air Academy
Military service
Branch/service Royal Saudi Air Force
Years of serviceuntil 2016
Unit No. 92 Squadron RSAF
Battles/warsWar against the Islamic State
Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen

Prince 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.[1] He is the tenth child and ninth son of King Salman and a younger brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

  1. ^ "Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince to become Kingdom's Prime Minister: Royal decree". Al Arabiya English. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27.