DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who was buried in Riyadh on Tuesday, was a central figure in the world's top oil exporter who dominated defence policy and was long seen as a future king.
A defence minister for almost half a century before becoming crown prince to King Abdullah in 2005, Sultan's powerbase lay in his control of the regular armed forces and his status as one of seven full brothers born to the kingdom's founder King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud by his favourite wife.
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