Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
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Sultan bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi prince best known as the first Arab, first Muslim, and first royal to travel into space, having flown as a payload specialist on NASA’s STS-51-G mission in 1985.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sultan bin Salman Al Saud canonical | 5 |
| Prince Sultan bin Salman | 1 |
| Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 1 |
| Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1980719 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sultan bin Salman Al Saud Context triple: [Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, child, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud]
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Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud
Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi royal and longtime energy official who serves as the Kingdom’s Minister of Energy, overseeing its oil and energy policies.
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B.
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, known for his ambitious Vision 2030 reform program, assertive foreign policy, and controversial human rights record.
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C.
Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi royal, businessman, and politician who serves as the governor of the Medina region and is known for his roles in media and philanthropy.
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D.
Fahd bin Salman Al Saud
Fahd bin Salman Al Saud was a Saudi prince and businessman, known as the eldest son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia and for his involvement in charitable and commercial activities.
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E.
Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was the de facto ruler and later king who led cautious modernization efforts at home and advanced a major Middle East peace proposal seeking comprehensive Arab-Israeli normalization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sultan bin Salman Al Saud Target entity description: Sultan bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi prince best known as the first Arab, first Muslim, and first royal to travel into space, having flown as a payload specialist on NASA’s STS-51-G mission in 1985.
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A.
Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud
Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi royal and longtime energy official who serves as the Kingdom’s Minister of Energy, overseeing its oil and energy policies.
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B.
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, known for his ambitious Vision 2030 reform program, assertive foreign policy, and controversial human rights record.
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C.
Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi royal, businessman, and politician who serves as the governor of the Medina region and is known for his roles in media and philanthropy.
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D.
Fahd bin Salman Al Saud
Fahd bin Salman Al Saud was a Saudi prince and businessman, known as the eldest son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia and for his involvement in charitable and commercial activities.
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E.
Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was the de facto ruler and later king who led cautious modernization efforts at home and advanced a major Middle East peace proposal seeking comprehensive Arab-Israeli normalization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Saudi prince
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astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ pilot ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NASA Space Flight Medal
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Order of King Abdulaziz ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-06-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King Saud University
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Syracuse University ⓘ University of Denver ⓘ |
| familyName |
House of Saud
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surface form:
Al Saud
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| father | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural heritage preservation
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space exploration ⓘ tourism development ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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| givenName | Sultan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Saud ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Saudi Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| notableAs |
first Arab in space
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first Muslim in space ⓘ first royal in space ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Saudi tourism sector ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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military officer ⓘ pilot ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Riyadh
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Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of the Saudi Space Commission
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president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage ⓘ secretary general of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Riyadh ⓘ |
| roleInMission | payload specialist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spaceflightEndDate | 1985-06-24 ⓘ |
| spaceflightStartDate | 1985-06-17 ⓘ |
| spaceMission | STS-51-G ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleFlown | Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ |
| spouse | Haifa bint Saud bin Faisal Al Saud ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sultan bin Salman Al Saud Description of subject: Sultan bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi prince best known as the first Arab, first Muslim, and first royal to travel into space, having flown as a payload specialist on NASA’s STS-51-G mission in 1985.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
this entity surface form:
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
this entity surface form:
Prince Sultan bin Salman