Khalid of Saudi Arabia

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Khalid of Saudi Arabia was the fourth King of Saudi Arabia, ruling from 1975 to 1982 and overseeing a period of significant modernization and oil-driven economic growth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Saudi Arabia
human
burialPlace Al Oud Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart attack
co-ruledWith Crown Prince Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
countryOfCitizenship Saudi Arabia
dateOfBirth 1913
dateOfDeath 1982-06-13
dynasty House of Saud
surface form: Al Saud
era modern history of Saudi Arabia
familyName House of Saud
surface form: Al Saud
father Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal Al Saud
surface form: Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman Al Saud

Ibn Saud
givenName Khalid
headOfGovernmentDuringReign Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
honorificTitle Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
house House of Saud
implementedPolicy expansion of welfare programs
large-scale infrastructure projects
modernization of state institutions
languageSpoken Arabic
memberOf House of Saud
monarchOf Saudi Arabia
mother Al Jawhara bint Musaed bin Jiluwi Al Saud
name Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
notableEventDuringReign Grand Mosque seizure response in 1979
management of oil revenues after 1973 oil crisis
notableFor development of education in Saudi Arabia
development of healthcare in Saudi Arabia
expansion of Saudi infrastructure
modernization of Saudi Arabia
oil-driven economic growth
numberOfChildren 10
ordinalInOffice 4
participatedIn governance of Saudi Arabia during oil boom of the 1970s
placeOfBirth Sultanate of Nejd
surface form: Emirate of Nejd and Hasa

Riyadh
placeOfDeath Saudi Arabia
Taif
positionHeld King of Saudi Arabia
predecessor King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
surface form: Faisal of Saudi Arabia
reignEnd 1982
reignStart 1975
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
residence Riyadh
Taif
spouse Al Jawhara bint Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Hessa bint Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Sita bint Fahd Al Damir
successor Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
surface form: Fahd of Saudi Arabia

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King Fahd of Saudi Arabia predecessor Khalid of Saudi Arabia
House of Saud notableMember Khalid of Saudi Arabia
this entity surface form: Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Ibn Saud child Khalid of Saudi Arabia
King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud positionHeld Khalid of Saudi Arabia
this entity surface form: King of Saudi Arabia