Fahd of Saudi Arabia

Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (16 March 1920 – 1 August 2005), is King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005.

King Fahd is the eighth son of Ibn Saud and is the fifth king of Saudi Arabia.

Fahd ascends to the throne on the death of his half-brother, King Khalid, on 13 June 1982.

He is a member of Sudairi Seven.

In fact, he is the eldest of Sudairi Brothers.

Fahd is appointed Crown Prince when Khalid succeeds their half-brother King Faisal, who is assassinated in 1975.

Fahd is viewed as the de facto prime minister during King Khalid's reign, in part due to the latter's ill health.

Fahd suffers a debilitating stroke on 29 November 1995, after which he is unable to continue performing his full official duties.

His half-brother, Abdullah, then-Crown Prince, serves as de facto regent of the kingdom and succeeds Fahd as monarch upon his death on 1 August 2005.

King Fahd is credited for having introduced the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia in 1992.

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