Saudi Crown Prince Dies in U.S. 20.85K Max Read 10/22/11 08:31AM Filed to: rip rip Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Foreign Affairs and now he's dead tweet Fb Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia, died of colon cancer in New York on Friday. He was in his 80s. It's thought that "reputed conservative" Prince Nayef will be the new heir.