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5 days ago · Other monarchs from the region also paid formal visits to the Queen over the years. The first was King Faisal II, the last king of Iraq, who visited Britain in July 1956. Two years later, he and his wife and other members of the royal family were assassinated during the coup d’etat that established Iraq as a republic.
3 days ago · Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود Fayṣal ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation: [fæjsˤɑl ben ˈʕæbd ælʕæˈziːz ʔæːl sæˈʕuːd]; 14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and diplomat who was King of Saudi Arabia from 2 November 1964 ...
3 days ago · Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( Arabic: خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, romanized : Khālid bin ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd; 13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982) was the king and prime minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 to his death in 1982. Before his ascension, he was the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. He was the fifth ...
5 days ago · Saudi Arabia - Faysal's Legacy, Reforms, Oil: In 1865, when his power was an acknowledged factor in Arabian politics, Faisal died. His sons disputed the succession. His eldest son, Abdullah, succeeded first, maintaining himself against the rebellion of his brother Saud II for six years until the Battle of Jūdah (1871), in which Saud triumphed.
1 day ago · The rivalry between brothers Saud and Faisal culminated in Saud's deposition in 1964. Faisal then ruled Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. (more)
2 days ago · Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سلمان بن عبدالعزیز آل سعود, romanized: Salmān bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and was also Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022.
1 day ago · 2 min read. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated the new president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, on his election victory. “On the occasion ...
