sultan kingWhat is a Sultan? A sultan is a secular ruler, usually in an Islamic country. The name came into use as the nation of Islam far extendedSultan was born in Riyadh on 27 June 1956, [3] [4] as the second son of Prince Salman, then governor of Riyadh province and now King of Saudi Arabia. [5] His mother was Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi. [6] She was a daughter of King