Fahd of Saudi Arabia

Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud ({{lang-ar|فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود}}, b.1923 – August 1, 2005) was the king and prime minister of Saudi Arabia and leader of the House of Saud. One of thirty-seven 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.

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1923 - August 1 - 2005 - King - Prime minister - Saudi Arabia - House of Saud - Ibn Saud - Saud - Faisal - Khalid - Abdullah - King Khalid - June 13 - 1982

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Fahd had been appointed Crown Prince when Khalid succeeded their half-brother King Faisal, who was assassinated in 1975, and especially in the later years of Khalid's reign, Fahd was viewed as the de facto prime minister.

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Crown Prince - King Faisal - Assassinated - 1975 - De facto - Prime minister

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Fahd suffered a major stroke in 1995, and from that time on he was unable to perform his full official duties. His half-brother, Abdullah, served as de facto regent of the kingdom and Crown Prince, and succeeded Fahd as monarch upon his death in August 2005.

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Stroke - 1995 - Abdullah - Regent

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