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Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( Arabic: خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, romanized : Khālid bin ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd; 13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 to his death in 1982. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 29 March 1965 to 25 ...
Khalid of Saudi Arabia (born 1913, Riyadh, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died June 13, 1982, Al-Ṭāʾif, Saudi Arabia) was the king of Saudi Arabia (1975–82), who succeeded his half brother Faisal as king when Faisal was assassinated in 1975.
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May 19, 2024 · Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982, being the monarchies fourth ruler. King Khalid emphasized development. His reign was marked by an almost explosive growth in the country’s physical infrastructure.
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The stability of Saudi Arabiaderives largely from its ruling Al-Saud family. Although outsiders have no way of knowing how large the family actually is, estimates have placed its size at between five and eight thousand adults. The size and wealth of the Al-Saud family have created a system of family politics quite unlike any previously known. The m...
Following Faisal's death, a new Council of Ministers was announced in March 1975. Khalid assumed the posts of both prime minister and foreign minister. One of Faisal's sons became minister of state for foreign affairs. Fahd, meanwhile, was appointed first deputy prime ministerand minister of the interior. Khalid had the immediate advantage of being...
But Khalid's absences from Saudi Arabia to deal with his health problems eventually cut into his authority. In 1972, he underwent open-heart surgery in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1977, he had hip surgery in London. Rumors eventually began to circulate that he would abdicate. Finally, in 1978, he was hospitalized in Cleveland for further heart surgery. Whi...
King Khalid and his half-brother and heir apparent Fahd shared power in a more fluid way than had Khalid and his brother, King Faisal. Like his brother, Khalid assumed the roles of both prime minister and king, but unlike King Faisal, Khalid chose to delegate many of the ministerial responsibilities to his heir apparent. But the extent of Khalid's ...
Khalid's achievements in domestic and foreign policy were not inconsiderable, despite his suffering from a serious heart condition. As already noted, shortly after coming to the throne, Khalid initiated Saudi Arabia's second Five Year Plan, which established the infrastructure for the future prosperity of his country. On the foreign policy front, K...
Bligh, Alexander, From Prince to King: Royal Succession in the House of Saud in the Twentieth Century, New YorkUniversity Press, 1984. Kechichian, Joseph A., Succession in Saudi Arabia,Palgrave, 2001.
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Khalid bin Salman Al Saud (Arabic: خالد بن سلمان آل سعود Khālid bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd; born 1988) is a Saudi Arabian diplomat, and politician who serves as the Saudi Arabian minister of defense.
Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 to his death in 1982. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 29 March 1965 to 25 March 1975. He was the fifth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
Jun 14, 1982 · King Khalid of Saudi Arabia, ruler of the desert oil nation since 1975, died today of a heart attack in the mountain resort of Taif. The King, 69 years old, was succeeded by Crown Prince Fahd,...
