Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

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Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005, known for overseeing major modernization efforts and maintaining close ties with Western countries, particularly the United States.

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Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud canonical 13
Fahd of Saudi Arabia 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Saudi Arabia
Saudi royal
human
child Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud
Mohammad bin Fahd Al Saud
countryOfCitizenship Saudi Arabia
dateOfBirth 1921-03-16
dateOfDeath 2005-08-01
ethnicGroup Arabs
surface form: Arab
familyName House of Saud
surface form: Al Saud
father Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal Al Saud
surface form: Abdulaziz ibn Saud
fullName Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud self-link
givenName Fahd
honorificTitle Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
ideology pro-Western foreign policy
implementedPolicy Arab Peace Initiative
surface form: Fahd Peace Plan for the Middle East
knownFor Gulf War diplomacy
close relations with the United States
development of education and infrastructure in Saudi Arabia
expansion of oil industry infrastructure
modernization of Saudi Arabia
languageSpoken Arabic
memberOf House of Saud
monarchOf Saudi Arabia
mother Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
notableEvent assumed title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in 1986
participatedIn Gulf War
partOf Sudairi Seven
placeOfBirth Nejd
Riyadh
placeOfBurial Al Oud Cemetery
placeOfDeath Riyadh
positionHeld Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
King of Saudi Arabia
Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
surface form: Second Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
predecessor Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
reignEnd 2005
reignStart 1982
religion Sunni Islam
residence Jeddah
Riyadh
sibling Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
spouse Al Anoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaed Al Jiluwi
successor Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

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House of Saud notableMember Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sibling Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
King Fahd’s Sudairi brothers siblingGroupOf Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi motherOf Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi relative Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Khādim al-Ḥaramayn ash-Sharīfayn titleHoldersInclude Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Ibn Saud child Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
this entity surface form: Fahd of Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia predecessor Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
subject surface form: Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
this entity surface form: Fahd of Saudi Arabia
Khalid of Saudi Arabia successor Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
this entity surface form: Fahd of Saudi Arabia
Mohammad bin Fahd Al Saud father Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud father Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia sibling Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
this entity surface form: Fahd of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia predecessor Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
this entity surface form: Fahd of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud predecessor Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud fullName Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud self-link
Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud monarchDuringTerm Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sibling Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sibling Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud