King Fahd of Saudi Arabia

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King of Saudi Arabia head of state human monarch politician

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was the Saudi monarch who modernized the kingdom’s infrastructure, deepened its alliance with the United States, and played a pivotal leadership role during the Gulf War.

Aliases (4)

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Saudi Arabia → head of state → human → monarch → politician →
adoptedTitle	Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques →
adoptedTitleYear	1986 →
alliance	United States–Saudi Arabia alliance →
capitalProject	King Fahd Causeway → King Fahd Industrial Port at Jubail → King Fahd International Airport →
child	Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud → Mohammad bin Fahd Al Saud →
countryOfCitizenship	Saudi Arabia →
dateOfBirth	1921-03-16 →
dateOfDeath	2005-08-01 →
deFactoRulerAfter	Abdullah of Saudi Arabia →
education	traditional Islamic education →
era	late 20th century →
familyName	Al Saud →
father	Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman Al Saud → Ibn Saud →
foreignPolicy	close strategic partnership with the United States → support for the Palestine Liberation Organization in certain periods →
fullName	Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud →
givenName	Fahd →
healthIssue	stroke in 1995 →
knownFor	expansion of oil and gas infrastructure in Saudi Arabia → expansion of the Saudi welfare state → hosting coalition forces in Saudi Arabia during the 1990–1991 Gulf War → large-scale development of transportation networks in Saudi Arabia → leadership during the Gulf War → major expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca → major expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina → modernization of Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure → strengthening alliance with the United States → support for pan-Islamic causes →
languageSpoken	Arabic →
memberOf	House of Saud →
monarchOf	Saudi Arabia →
mother	Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi →
participatedIn	Gulf War →
placeOfBirth	Nejd → Riyadh → Sultanate of Nejd →
placeOfBurial	Al Oud Cemetery →
placeOfDeath	Riyadh →
positionHeld	Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia → Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia → King of Saudi Arabia → Minister of the Interior of Saudi Arabia → Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia →
predecessor	Khalid of Saudi Arabia →
reignEnd	2005-08-01 →
reignStart	1982-06-13 →
religion	Sunni Islam →
sibling	King Fahd’s Sudairi brothers →
signaturePolicyArea	oil policy within OPEC →
spouse	Al Anoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed Al Jiluwi →
successor	Abdullah of Saudi Arabia →
title	Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
King Fahd Fountain ("King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud") → King Fahd Gate ("King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud") →	namedAfter
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia ("King of Saudi Arabia") → King Fahd of Saudi Arabia ("Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia") →	positionHeld
Gulf War →	coalitionLeader
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia ("Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud") →	fullName
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques →	usedBy