About the Founder
His Royal Highness General Khaled bin Sultan is a leading member of the Royal House of Saudi Arabia. He is the eldest son of Prince Sultan, the Kingdom’s Crown Prince. Prince Khaled bin Sultan currently serves as the Deputy Defense Minister. He is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, of the U.S. Army Command General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, of the Air War College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, and the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California.
Prince Khaled bin Sultan spent twenty-five years in the armed services of his country. In 1986 he was appointed Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces. In the Gulf War of 1990-1991 against Saddam Hussein, Prince Khaled was the Commander of Joint Forces and Theater of Operations. He was one of the prime architects of victory. During the Gulf War, General Khaled worked closely with U.S. Air Force General Chuck Horner, who now serves as the Living Oceans Foundation Vice Chairman.
His Royal Highness General Khaled bin Sultan has always had a love of the oceans. His passion to contribute to ocean research and conservation matured with his experiences as an accomplished scuba diver. Saudi Arabia has access to some of the most beautiful coral reefs in the world along its long border with the Red Sea and Prince Khaled has personally witnessed the rapid deterioration of the world’s coral reefs due to numerous anthropogenic causes
(human impacts).
Prince Khaled has taken the initiative to make positive change in the world by establishing the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation dedicated to conservation and preservation of our precious living oceans for the sake of generations to come.
