Another of Prince Sultan’s sons, Prince Bandar, served for two decades as Saudi ambassador in Washington and then head of the Saudi National Security Council.[1] His other son Prince Khalid, the co-commander with U.S. General Norman Schwarzkopf in the Gulf War (1991), became vice defence minister.[18] Late Prince Nayef also appointed one of his sons – Muhammad – as his deputy at the Ministry of the Interior.[6]