Faisal of Saudi Arabia

Faisal bin Abdelaziz Al Saud (1906—March 25, 1975) (Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975.

Assassination

On March 25, 1975, Faisal was shot and killed by his brother's son Faisal bin Musad. It has been speculated that he wanted to avenge his elder brother Khalid, who died in a clash with security forces in 1965. Although there have been some conspiracy theories, an investigation found that Prince Faisal bin Musad supposedly acted alone.

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March 25 - 1975 - Faisal bin Musad - 1965

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Prince Musad was with a Kuwaiti delegation who were waiting to meet the king. King Faisal had bent forward to greet him, but the Prince was reported to have pulled out a pistol and shot King Faisal three times in the face.

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Prince Faisal Ibn Musad was captured directly after the attack and declared officially insane. He was later found guilty of regicide and in June 1975 he was beheaded in the public square in Riyadh.

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Regicide - Beheaded - Riyadh

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Faisal was succeeded by his brother Khalid.

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