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Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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.
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politics · King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005 · monarch · politician · also Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, King Fahd, Fahd, Saud
Born 1921 · Died 1 August 2005 · Q183187
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2026· 2 entries
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2013· 1 entry
Latifa bint Fahd died at age 54 in Geneva in late December 2013.
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2005· 1 entry
Died 2005-08-01.
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1999· 1 entry
The King was in Spain and did not return for the funeral
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1995· 1 entry
After which he was unable to continue performing his full official duties
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1994· 1 entry
Bin Laden cited this as "abomination" and "clearly infidelity"
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1992· 1 entry
A group of reformists and prominent Saudi intellectuals petitioned King Fahd for wide-ranging reforms, including widening political representation and curbing the royal family's wasteful spending
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1990· 1 entry
Iraqi forces under Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, placing the Iraqi army (then the largest in the Middle East) on the Saudi-Kuwaiti border
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Nile (1989).
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1988· 2 entries
At $18 billion (making him the second-richest person in the world at that time)
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Agreed to buy between fifty and sixty nuclear-payload-capable CSS-2 intermediate-range ballistic missiles
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1987).
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1986· 1 entry
Replacing "His Majesty", to signify an Islamic rather than secular authority
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1984· 3 entries
Awarded King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam (1984).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1984).
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King Fahd received the Faisal Prize for Service to Islam awarded by the King Faisal Foundation
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1982· 4 entries
Career landmark: King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005).
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Fahd ascended to the throne
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To support Saddam Hussein's Baathist Iraq in its war with Iran
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005).
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1981· 1 entry
Formulated a peace plan for the Middle East to resolve the Arab–Israeli conflict, which was adopted by the Arab League the following year
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1977· 1 entry
Awarded Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit (1977).
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1975· 4 entries
Career landmark: Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (1975–1982).
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And the accession of King Khalid, Fahd was named first deputy prime minister and concurrently crown prince
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Career landmark: crown prince (1975–1982).
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Career landmark: deputy prime minister (1975–1982).
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1973· 1 entry
Abdulaziz bin Fahd, (born 16 April 1973), Fahd's favourite and youngest son and former minister of state without portfolio.
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1962· 2 entries
Was given the important post of interior minister
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Career landmark: interior minister (1962–1975).
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1959· 1 entry
Signifying his increasing prominence in the House of Saud and his being groomed for a more significant role
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1953· 2 entries
Attending the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of the House of Saud
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Career landmark: Minister of Education (1953–1962).
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1950· 2 entries
Muhammad bin Fahd (January 1950 - January 2025), former governor of the Eastern province
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Saud bin Fahd (born 8 October 1950), former deputy president of the General Intelligence Directorate
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1945· 2 entries
Traveled on his first state visit to San Francisco for the signing of the Charter of the United Nations
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Faisal bin Fahd (1945–1999) Died of a heart attack.
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1921· 1 entry
Born 1921.
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