And a 2017 decree allowing Saudi women to drive
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Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is King of Saudi Arabia, having reigned since 2015. He is a son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, and a member of the House of Saud. Salman is the third-oldest living head of state and the oldest living monarch. He is the first Saudi head of state born after the unification of Saudi Arabia.
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politics · King of Saudi Arabia since 2015 · politician · monarch · also Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Salman Al Saud, King Salman, Salman, Salman bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud
Born 31 December 1935 · Q367825
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2030· 1 entry
2026· 6 entries
وكالة الأنباء السعودية: Prince Saud bin Abdulmohsen Presents Credentials as Saudi Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Salman of Saudi Arabia
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“what the Iranian regime is doing, from intervening in regional countries”
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Public attention spiked: 9,785 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.6× the usual 2,689, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 9,785 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 2,846, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 10,727 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 2,689, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: script-assisted date audit and style fixes per MOS:NUM
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2024· 2 entries
KSRelief continued its food security project in Sudan to aid more than 4,000 individuals
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In May 2024, it was reported that King Salman had a lung infection and would be taking antibiotics.
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2023· 1 entry
KSRelief provided treatment services to people of Yemen
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2022· 4 entries
fact checker rated the claim “Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is the first to become a prime minister of Saudi Arabia without being king.” misleading.
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Making Salman the first king since Saud in 1964 not to serve as head of government
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Saudi airstrikes at a prison in Northern Yemen killed at least 70 people and knocked out the country's internet access
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KSRelief continued its relief efforts to ensure food security for refugees in Lebanon, Sudan, Bangladesh, and Yemen
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2021· 1 entry
KSRelief and UNESCO planned to launch the Kodrat project which aims to support Lebanon teachers through the creation of an online self-learning platform
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2020· 2 entries
In July 2020, King Salman underwent successful gallbladder surgery.
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KSRelief confirmed that it will be rebuilding the camp of Syrian refugees that had been destroyed during the fighting of local youth and camp residents
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2019· 2 entries
KSRelief signed a number of agreements with different civil society organizations to implement relief projects for the benefit of Palestinian and Syrian refugees as well as the host Lebanese community
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KSRelief signed a memorandum of cooperation with UNICEF that aims at enhancing cooperation in the humanitarian field, exchanging knowledge, sharing experiences, promoting voluntary work and boosting capacity building pro
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2018· 2 entries
Alone, KSRelief provided medical services to 2,501,897 Yemenis
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KSRelief assisted 180,555 Syrian patients living in Zataari Syrian refugees camp in Jordan
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2017· 10 entries
Awarded Order of al-Hussein bin Ali (2017).
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Awarded Order of the Crown of Brunei (2017).
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Awarded Star of the Republic of Indonesia (2017).
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Awarded King Faisal Prize in Service to Islam presented by King Faisal Foundation (2017).
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Awarded King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam presented by King Faisal Foundation (2017).
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Awarded Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class (2017).
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Awarded Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (2017).
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Awarded Order of the Crown of the Realm (2017).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Peking University (2017).
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Salman pledged US$15,000,000 for Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh
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2016· 8 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (Guinea) (2016).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle presented by Enrique Peña Nieto (2016).
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Awarded Order of the Nile (2016).
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Awarded Order of State of Republic of Turkey (2016).
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Awarded Order of Zayed (2016).
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Awarded Order of Mubarak the Great (2016).
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Awarded Order of Good Hope (2016).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (2016).
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2015· 7 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Palestine (2015).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion (2015).
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Awarded National Order of Niger (2015).
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Upon the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah
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US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met with King Salman and his Arabian military counterpart, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, at Jeddah to answer regional security concerns in the Kingdom and the Gulf states ove
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2015–2022).
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Career landmark: King of Saudi Arabia (2015).
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2012· 2 entries
Career landmark: Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (2012–2015).
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After being charged for 'insulting Islam'
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Defence (2011–2015).
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: House of Saud Council (2005).
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2000· 1 entry
To solve family matters, reach consensus and try to avoid any publicly embarrassing behaviour by some family members
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Jerusalem (1998).
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Salman visited Pakistan, Japan, Brunei and China
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1996· 1 entry
Was received in the Élysée Palace in Paris by the then-French president Jacques Chirac
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1978· 1 entry
“A Feminist Looks at Saudi Arabia”
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1974· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (1974).
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Visited Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar to strengthen Saudi Arabia's relationship with those nations
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1963· 1 entry
Career landmark: Governor of Riyadh Region (1963–2011).
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1954· 1 entry
When Salman was 18 years old and Sultana was 13 or 14
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1953· 1 entry
Studied at Princes' School (1941–1953).
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1935· 1 entry
Born 1935-12-31.
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