Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General has sent a number of cables of congratulations on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan to the leaders of Arab and Islamic countries. The cables were sent to President of Azerbaijan; King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; President of the United Arab Emirates; President of the Republic of Indonesia; President of the Republic of Uzbekistan; President of the Islamic Republic of Iran; King of the Kingdom of Bahrain; Sultan of Brunei Darussalam; President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh; President of Turkmenistan; President of the Turkish Republic; President of the Republic of Chad; President of the Republic of Tunisia; President of the Republic of Gabon; President of the Republic of Gambia; President of the Democratic People's Republic of Algeria; President of the Republic of Djibouti; President of the Republic of Senegal; President of the Republic of Sudan; President of the Federal Republic of Somalia; President of the Republic of Tajikistan; President of the Republic of Iraq; Sultan of Oman; President of the Republic of Guinea; Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization; Emir of Qatar; President of the Republic of Comoros; President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan; President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Emir of Kuwait; President of the Republic of Maldives; President of the Republic of Mali; King of Malaysia; President of the Arab Republic of Egypt; King of the Kingdom of Morocco; President of the Republic of Niger; President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and President of the Republic of Yemen. In the cables, the Crown Prince wished them many happy returns, health and happiness and all peoples of the Islamic nation steady progress and prosperity.