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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( Arabic: عبد الله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation: [ʢæbˈdɑɫ.ɫɐ ben ˈʢæbdæl ʢæˈziːz ʔæːl sæˈʢuːd]; 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015.
Apr 26, 2024 · Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (born c. 1923 —died January 23, 2015, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) was the king of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015. As crown prince (1982–2005), he had served as the country’s de facto ruler following the 1995 stroke of his half-brother King Fahd (reigned 1982–2005).
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Jan 22, 2015 · Jan. 22, 2015. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who came to the throne in old age and earned a reputation as a cautious reformer even as the Arab Spring revolts toppled heads of state and...
Jun 17, 2019 · Known For: King Abdullah was the king of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015. Also Known As: Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Born: August 1, 1924 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Parents: King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim. Died: January 23, 2015 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Spouse (s): 30+. Children: 35+. Early Life.
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Jan 23, 2015 · 23 January 2015. King Abdullah had been in hospital suffering from a lung infection. The absolute ruler of one of the most conservative societies on Earth, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia...
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Jan 23, 2015 · 23 January 2015. The king's body was wrapped in a shroud at his funeral. Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died, royal officials have announced, weeks after he was admitted to hospital....
Jan 23, 2015 · Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, who died January 23, began his 10-year reign as a reformer. But the crackdown on activists after the Arab Spring slowed the reform process, according to a new publication by David Ottaway, a Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
