His funeral is expected to take place at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh following Asr prayers on Tuesday.
Heads of state from the GCC countries will also pay their last respects to the prince in the capital.
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari will be arriving in Riyadh to attend the funeral of the late prince, deputy chief of the Pakistan Embassy Khayam Akbar told Arab News on Sunday. The diplomat said the death is a great loss to the Kingdom as well as to other friendly countries throughout the globe.
Bangladesh Ambassador Mohamed Shahidul Islam said a high-level delegation from his country would attend the funeral. The Bangladesh delegation will comprise speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Abdul Hameed and senior minister Musharaff Hossain.
Islam said his country's President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had conveyed their heartfelt condolences on hearing the news.
In a condolence message on Saturday, Rahman prayed for peace for Prince Sultan’s soul and conveyed his sympathy to the bereaved family members. Prime Minister Hasina expressed profound shock at the death of Crown Prince Sultan, who died early on Saturday in the United States. Hasina said: "With deep sorrow and sadness, we, the government and people of Bangladesh, mourn the death of Crown Prince Sultan."
Sources from the Ministry of External Affairs in Colombo told Arab News that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sending a special team of high officials to pay their last respects to Prince Sultan on his behalf.
The six-member delegation from Sri Lanka will include former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake, senior minister Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fowzie, Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem, Western Province Gov. Alavi Mowlana, Deputy Minister of Environment Faiszer Mustapha and Additional Secretary at the External Affairs Ministry Ibrahim Sahib Ansar.
Fowzie, who is also in charge of Haj Affairs, told Arab News from Colombo that Prince Sultan's death was an irreparable loss to the Muslim world.
“Prince Sultan was a great statesman, an acclaimed philanthropist and was one of those who remained in power when the Kingdom reached new heights," Fowzie said.
Malaysian Ambassador Datuk Syed Omar Al-Saggaf said his country will be sending a delegation to participate in the funeral. He added that the names of the delegates are yet to be announced.
Manohar Ram, deputy chief of mission at the Indian Embassy, said the mission is yet to receive information from its External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi.
British diplomat Steven Dick said arrangements are being made by his government to send a delegation from the United Kingdom to attend the funeral. He added that the names would be announced as the mission receives the information from its Foreign Office.
US Embassy Press Attaché Mofid Deak said that a special delegation would definitely be arriving in the Kingdom in time for the funeral. The names of the delegates will be released as early as possible.
