"King Fahd" redirects here. For other uses, see King Fahd (disambiguation).
In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.
King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005
Fahd
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Official portrait, 1982
King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
Reign
13 June 1982 – 1 August 2005
Bay'ah
13 June 1982
Predecessor
Khalid
Successor
Abdullah
Regent
Crown Prince Abdullah (1996–2005)
Minister of Interior
In office
1962–1975
Predecessor
Faisal bin Turki I
Successor
Nayef bin Abdulaziz
Prime Minister
King Saud
King Faisal
Minister of Education
In office
1953–1962
Predecessor
Office established
Successor
Abdullah bin Saleh bin Obaid
Prime Minister
King Saud
Born
1920, 1921 or 1923 Riyadh, Sultanate of Nejd
Died
(aged 82–85) King Faisal Hospital, Riyadh
Burial
2 August 2005
Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
Issue
10, including:
Prince Faisal
Prince Muhammad
Prince Saud
Prince Sultan
Prince Abdulaziz
Princess Latifa
Names
Fahd bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman
House
Al Saud
Father
King Abdulaziz
Mother
Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, romanized: Fahd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982. He was the eighth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
Fahd was the eldest of the Sudairi Seven, the sons of King Abdulaziz by Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi. He served as minister of education from 1953 to 1962 during the reign of King Saud. Afterwards he was minister of interior from 1962 to 1975, at the end of King Saud's reign and throughout King Faisal's reign. He was appointed crown prince when his half-brother Khalid became king following the assassination of King Faisal in 1975. Fahd was viewed as the de facto leader of the country during King Khalid's reign in part due to the latter's ill health.
Upon the death of King Khalid in 1982, Fahd ascended to the throne. He is credited for having introduced the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia in 1992. He suffered a debilitating stroke in 1995, after which he was unable to continue performing his full official duties. His half-brother Crown Prince Abdullah served as de facto regent of the kingdom and succeeded Fahd as king upon his death in 2005. With a reign of 23 years, Fahd remains the longest-reigning Saudi king.
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