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Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, romanized: Fahd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005.
Jun 28, 2024 · Fahd of Saudi Arabia (born 1923, Riyadh, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died August 1, 2005, Riyadh) was the king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005. As crown prince and as an active administrator, he had been the virtual ruler during the preceding reign (1975–82) of his half brother King Khalid.
May 19, 2024 · Fahd’s lifetime witnessed a transformation of Saudi Arabia. From a collection of Bedouin desert tribes to the modern, high-tech world economic leader. Yet the country, and its ruling family, were sometimes criticized for interference in delicate Middle East politics and human-rights violations.
Aug 1, 2005 · Fahd, who has died aged 84, was only crown prince of Saudi Arabia at the time, and what the British prime minister did not realise was how punctilious was the house of Saud in its notions of...
Aug 2, 2005 · King Fahd, the absolutist monarch of Saudi Arabia who died yesterday after 23 years on the throne, guided his desert kingdom through sharp upheavals in the oil market, sweeping regional wars...
Aug 1, 2005 · Fahd did not get the throne immediately but he was made Crown Prince. After a short period ruling as king, in 1986 he changed his title to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, a reference to...
Aug 1, 2005 · King Fahd, the absolutist monarch of Saudi Arabia who guided his desert kingdom through swerves in the oil market, regional wars and the incessant, high-stakes scrimmage between Islamic...
Aug 1, 2005 · King Fahd, believed to have been born in 1921, took charge of Saudi Arabia in 1982, a vast kingdom that occupies most of Arabia, the cradle of Islam and the world’s biggest oil exporter.
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982. He was the eighth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
3 days ago · The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was established on September 23rd, 1932 when Ibn Saud declared himself king after a series of military campaigns in the region. In total, the Saudi Arabia Kingdom has had seven kings, with Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud being the current king at 88 years old. As of 2022, however, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is ...
