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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. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982
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 · Learn about the life and reign of King Fahd, the fourth son of Ibn Saud and the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005. Find out how he transformed the kingdom with oil wealth, Western ties, and humanitarian aid.
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...
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.
Jul 23, 2023 · For the first time since Saudi Arabia was formed, there was a powerful enemy on Saudi Arabia’s frontier. King Fahd allowed 500,000 foreign troops to defend the country, especially its oil fields in the Eastern Province, and to facilitate a US-led counteroffensive.
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...
