Current Royal Family
- HRH Sultan Ghalib II bin Awadh bin Saleh Al Qu'aiti
- born 7 January 1948 in London. Ruled from 10 October 1966 – 17 September 1967; married Sultana Rashid (sister of author Ahmed Rashid), and had issue:
- HH Crown Prince Saleh bin Ghalib Al Qu'aiti
- born 3 February 1977 in London, graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Millfield School; married Princess Salwa Al-Huraibi of Yafa'.
- HH Princess Fatima bint Ghalib Al Qu'aiti
- born 26 July 1979 in London, holds a BA and a MA from the University of Oxford and graduated from Westonbirt School; married HH Prince Shad Al-Sherif Pasha of The Hijaz and Turkey, holds a BA from Wheaton College, University of Oxford and a MA from the University of Chicago.
- HH Princess Muzna bint Ghalib Al Qu'aiti
- born 28 December 1980 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, holds a MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS and BA from the American University in Cairo; married Hisham Hafez of Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan Ghalib holds a MA from University of Oxford in Oriental Studies (Islamic History) and another in Arabian Studies from the University of Cambridge, both with honours. The Sultan graduated from Millfield School. He has been a Saudi resident since 1968, presently residing in Jeddah. He has working knowledge of seven languages including Arabic, English, French, German, Persian, Turkish and Urdu/Hindi, which supports his research of various historical periods and geographic regions. Sultan Ghalib is the author of The Holy Cities, The Pilgrimage and The World of Islam.
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