Abdullah Al‑Sultan, from a Riyadh family, was born in 1343 AH. He studied in Mecca and began working in the telegraph service before the age of fifteen. He then moved through various posts in Al‑Dawadmi and Al‑Ahsa until 1364 AH, when he was transferred to the Royal Court of King Abdulaziz as the radio officer in the Political Bureau. He later became responsible for the Royal Briefcase, and then secretary of the Financial Committee. In the reign of King Saud, may God have mercy on him, he was appointed Assistant Secretary‑General of the Council of Ministers in 1378 AH.
