KING FAHD
Name: Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Born: 1921
Died: 1 August 2005
Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1921 - August 1, 2005) was
the king of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister and Head of the House of Saud. One of
thirty-six sons of Saudi founder Ibn Saud, and the fourth of his five sons who
have ruled the Kingdom (Saud, Faisal, Khalid, Fahd, and Abdullah), Fahd ascended
to the throne on the death of his half-brother, King Khalid, on June 13, 1982.
Fahd was appointed Crown Prince when Khalid succeeded their half-brother King
Faisal, who was assassinated in 1975. Fahd was viewed as the de facto prime
minister during King Khalid's reign in part due to the latter's ill health.
Fahd suffered a debilitating stroke November 29, 1995, after which he was unable
to continue performing his full official duties. His half-brother, Abdullah, the
country's Crown Prince, served as de facto regent of the kingdom and succeeded
Fahd as monarch upon his death on August 1, 2005.
King Fahd is credited for having introduced the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia in
1992.
Name: Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Born: 1921
Died: 1 August 2005
Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1921 - August 1, 2005) was
the king of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister and Head of the House of Saud. One of
thirty-six sons of Saudi founder Ibn Saud, and the fourth of his five sons who
have ruled the Kingdom (Saud, Faisal, Khalid, Fahd, and Abdullah), Fahd ascended
to the throne on the death of his half-brother, King Khalid, on June 13, 1982.
Fahd was appointed Crown Prince when Khalid succeeded their half-brother King
Faisal, who was assassinated in 1975. Fahd was viewed as the de facto prime
minister during King Khalid's reign in part due to the latter's ill health.
Fahd suffered a debilitating stroke November 29, 1995, after which he was unable
to continue performing his full official duties. His half-brother, Abdullah, the
country's Crown Prince, served as de facto regent of the kingdom and succeeded
Fahd as monarch upon his death on August 1, 2005.
King Fahd is credited for having introduced the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia in
1992.