Sultan bin Salman is married to Princess Haifa, daughter of
Prince Saud bin Faisal, the former minister of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia and the son of
King Faisal. He owns a farm in
Diriyah which is a model of modern facilities in a historical setting. His farm reflects his attempt to retrace the origins of the Al Saud family, and to document the Al Saud's claims over the
Najd. • The King Abdulaziz Sash, KSA (1985) • Certificate of Appreciation,
NASA (1985) •
NASA Space Flight Medal (1985) •
Officier de la Légion d’Honneur (1985) • Resolution by the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, commending the first Saudi Arabian Astronaut in space (1985) •
First Class Order of the Republic, Republic of Tunisia (1985) • Al Bahrain Medal First Class,
Bahrain (1985) • Hilal-I Pakistan (Order of Pakistan)
Pakistan (1986) • Key to the County of
Los Angeles, California (1986) • Key to the City of
Dallas, Texas, (1986) • Honorary PhD, The
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (1987) • Golden Medal of Science and Art,
Sudan (1987) • Independence Medal First Class,
United Arab Emirates (1987) • Medal of National Arts, Lebanon (1987) •
Sultan Qaboos Medal, Sultanate of Oman (1987) • Independence Sash, State of Qatar (1987) • Medal of Sash First Class, State of Kuwait (1987) • Order of Merit First Class,
Republic of Yemen (1987) • Medal of Stars, Grand Sash, China (1987) •
Iraqi Air Force Badge, Republic of Iraq (1987) •
Order of the Throne, Kingdom of
Morocco (1987) • Military Honor Medal, Syrian Arab Republic (1988) • Commandeur de l’Ordre de la Grande Étoile de Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti • Medal for Participation in the Gulf War, State of Kuwait (1993) •
Liberation of Kuwait Medal, Second Class, State of Kuwait (1993) •
Liberation of Kuwait Medal, Saudi Armed Forces (1993) • Certificate of Recognition,
Space Studies Institute, Princeton, US • Man of the Year for Benevolent Work 1997 – “In recognition of contributions to the Disabled” -
Al Majallah Magazine, December 1997, Issue No. 932. • Certificate of Recognition, “For outstanding leadership and inspiration dedicated to improving the quality of life for the mentally and physically challenged”,
Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, US (1999) • Honorary Shield, Leading personalities in the Arab Tourism Sector, Arab World Tourism and Travel Exhibition, Lebanon. (2003) • “Man of the Year 2003” Prize in the field of Information Technology in the Kingdom offered by ITP Co. (2004) •
Wisam Al-Hussain, Grade 1, an award presented by
King Abdullah II, Kingdom of Jordan for efforts helping disabled people. (2005) • Chancellor's Medal by Syracuse University (SU) in 2012 for his role in helping to launch a collaborative partnership between SU and
Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University. • CEO KSA Award for Tourism & Hospitality presented by the Arabian Business Magazine in 2012. • Leadership Award presented by the Arab Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) in 2014. •
King Leopold Medal was awarded to Sultan in 2014 by the order of
King Philip of Belgium in recognition for contribution in strengthening relations between Saudi Arabia and Belgium, especially in the field of archaeology. • Middle East Municipalities Award in Cultural & Heritage Preservation presented by the Institute of Middle East Excellence Awards in 2014 • Harvard University named Sultan bin Salman as the Chief Representative of the Arabian Region and the Middle East in Tourism Leaders program in 2014 • Creativity Award presented by the Souq Okaz Higher Committee in 2015 • Arabic Leadership Award in the Care of Disabled presented by the Arab Hospital Federation in 2015 • UNWTO Award in recognition of His significant contribution to the development of tourism in the Middle East and His outstanding commitment to the global vision and work of the World Tourism Organization. Presented at the 22nd Session of the UNWTO General Assembly held in Chengdu, China in 2017 • First Class of the
National Order of Merit, Tunisia (2017) ==Ancestry==