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Biography of Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
Name: Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
Birth Date: 1912
Death Date: June 13, 1982
Place of Birth: Saudi Arabia
Nationality: Saudi
Gender: Male
Occupations: king, prime minister
Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (1912-1982) was Saudi Arabia's fourth king, reigning from 1975 to 1982. Like his brother, King Faisal, whom he succeeded to the throne, Khalid was most at home in the desert. His prior government service included positions as Governor of the Hijaz (from 1932 to 1934) and Minister of the Interior, starting in 1934.The Al-Saud Royal FamilyThe stability of Saudi Arabia derives 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 modern history of Saudi Arabia dates to 1747 when Muhammad Bin Saud, who ruled the Arabian peninsula, allied himself with the Muslim scholar Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahhab to found the modern state. For most of the nineteenth century, …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…and the country achieved enhanced economic and political strength in the international arena. Khalid actually oversaw the implementation of two of the country's five-year development plans, the first of these being the one that lasted from 1975 to 1979, and another that lasted from 1980 to 1984. During Khalid's reign, the country began to diversify its economy and made progress toward the completion of its infrastructure.Khalid died on June 13, 1982, one week after civil war broke out in Lebanon. Fahd subsequently ascended to the throne. Further Reading Kechichian, Joseph A. Succession in Saudi Arabia, Palgrave, 2001.Bligh, Alexander From Prince to King: Royal Succession in the House of Saud in the Twentieth Century, New York University Press, 1984."King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz," http://www.saudinf.com/main/b45.htm (January 2003)."Saudi Arabia, History," http://www.the-saudi.net/saudi-arabia/history.htm (January 2003)."Saudi Arabia, Modern History," http://www.saudiembassy.org.uk/profile-of-saudia-arabia/history/modern-history.htm (January 2003).
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