Sultana bint Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Princess Sultana bint Abdulaziz Al-Saud (ca. 1928 - July 7, 2008) was a member of the House of Saud royal family and the sister of the current King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah. cite news |first=|last=|title=Royal court issues statement on death of Princess Sultanah bint Abdulaziz |url=http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Error:%20Variable%20'hot_short_title'%20is%20not%20a%20code%20reference_P90001/|work=Saudi Press Agency|publisher=|date=2008-07-07 |accessdate=2008-08-03] 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, at the age of 80 after 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, Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, cite news |first=|last=|title=Bahraini leadership condole Saudi Arabia
url=http://english.bna.bh/?ID=71269|work=Bahrain News Agency|publisher=|date=2008-07-08 |accessdate=2008-08-03] and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, and his heir apparent, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani. cite news |first=|last=|title=Emir sends condolences to Saudi king
url=http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Official&month=July2008&file=Local_News2008070921732.xml |work=The Peninsula (newspaper)|publisher=|date=2008-07-09 |accessdate=2008-08-03]

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