Khalid ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Saud (khälēd` ĭb'ən äbd ăl-äzēz` ăl-sä
d`), 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia (1975–82). He became king after the assassination of his half-brother Faisal Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud , 1905–75, king of Saudi Arabia (1964–75), son of Ibn Saud, brother of Saud. Faisal led several military campaigns in the making of Saudi Arabia.
..... Click the link for more information. . The son of Ibn Saud Ibn Saud (Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud) , c.1880–1953, founder of Saudi Arabia and its first king. His family, with its regular seat at Riyadh in the Nejd, were the traditional leaders of the ultraorthodox Wahhabi movement in Islam.
..... Click the link for more information. , the founder of Saudi Arabia, he was the third of Ibn Saud's sons to become king. He continued the widespread economic and social reforms begun by Faisal. His half-brother Fahd Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz , 1923–2005, king of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005). A son of Ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia, Fahd served as education minister (1953–62) and interior minister (1962–75) and was named (1975) crown prince by his
..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him.
Khalid ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Saud
d`), 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia (1975–82). He became king after the assassination of his half-brother Faisal Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud , 1905–75, king of Saudi Arabia (1964–75), son of Ibn Saud, brother of Saud. Faisal led several military campaigns in the making of Saudi Arabia...... Click the link for more information. . The son of Ibn Saud Ibn Saud (Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud) , c.1880–1953, founder of Saudi Arabia and its first king. His family, with its regular seat at Riyadh in the Nejd, were the traditional leaders of the ultraorthodox Wahhabi movement in Islam.
..... Click the link for more information. , the founder of Saudi Arabia, he was the third of Ibn Saud's sons to become king. He continued the widespread economic and social reforms begun by Faisal. His half-brother Fahd Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz , 1923–2005, king of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005). A son of Ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia, Fahd served as education minister (1953–62) and interior minister (1962–75) and was named (1975) crown prince by his
..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him.
Khalid ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Saud
Born 1913 in Riyadh. King of Saudi Arabia since 1975; one of 36 sons of ibn Saud.
Khalid received a religious education. He held various administrative posts in the 1930’s, and from 1934 to 1962 he served as deputy minister of foreign affairs. He was named vice-president of the Council of Ministers in 1962 and crown prince in 1965. Khalid was proclaimed king on Mar. 25, 1975, after the assassination of his brother, King Faisal.
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