"Shah Faisal" redirects here. For other uses, see Shah Faisal (disambiguation).
In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.
Faisal
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Formal portrait, 1945
King of Saudi Arabia
Reign
2 November 1964 – 25 March 1975
Bay'ah
2 November 1964
Predecessor
Saud
Successor
Khalid
Regent of Saudi Arabia
Tenure
4 March 1964 – 2 November 1964
Monarch
Saud
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
Tenure
16 August 1954 – 21 December 1960
Predecessor
Saud bin Abdulaziz
Successor
Saud bin Abdulaziz
Tenure
31 October 1962 – 25 March 1975
Predecessor
Saud bin Abdulaziz
Successor
Khalid bin Abdulaziz
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Tenure
9 November 1953 – 2 November 1964
Monarch
Saud
Predecessor
Saud bin Abdulaziz
Successor
Khalid bin Abdulaziz
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tenure
19 December 1930 – 22 December 1960
Monarch
Abdulaziz Saud
Predecessor
Office established
Successor
Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel
Tenure
16 March 1962 – 25 March 1975
Monarch
Saud Himself
Predecessor
Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel
Successor
Saud Al Faisal
Viceroy of Hejaz
Tenure
9 February 1926 – 22 September 1932
Monarch
Abdulaziz
Successor
Khalid bin Abdulaziz
Born
(1906-04-14)14 April 1906 Riyadh, Emirate of Riyadh
Died
25 March 1975(1975-03-25) (aged 68) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Burial
26 March 1975
Al-Oud cemetery, Riyadh
Spouses
List
Sultana bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan
Al Jawhara bint Saud Al Kabir
Haya bint Turki Al Turki
Hessa bint Muhammad Al Muhanna Aba Al Khail
Munira bint Suhaim Al Thunayan Al Mahasher
Fatima bint Abdulaziz Al Shahrani
Issue Among others ...
List
Prince Abdullah
Princess Sara
Prince Mohammed
Prince Saud
Prince Khalid
Prince Abdul Rahman
Prince Saad
Prince Bandar
Prince Turki
Princess Lolowah
Princess Haifa
Names
Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman
House
Al Saud
Father
Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia
Mother
Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh
Occupation
Politician
diplomat
Signature
Military career
Allegiance
Saudi Arabia
Service/branch
Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia
Years of service
1917–1975
Battles/wars
Unification of Saudi Arabia
First Arab–Israeli War
Buraimi Dispute
North Yemen Civil War
Al-Wadiah War
Six-Day War
Yom Kippur War
Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعودFayṣal ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation: [fæjsˤɑlbenˈʕæbdælʕæˈziːzʔæːlsæˈʕuːd]; 14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and diplomat who was King of Saudi Arabia from 2 November 1964 until his assassination in 1975. Prior to his ascension, he served as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 to 2 November 1964, and he was briefly regent to his half-brother King Saud in 1964. He was prime minister from 1954 to 1960 and from 1962 to 1975. Faisal was the third son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.[note 1]
Faisal was the son of Abdulaziz and Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh. His father was still reigning as Emir of Nejd at the time of Faisal's birth,[note 2] and his mother was from the Al ash-Sheikh family which has produced many prominent Saudi religious leaders. Faisal emerged as an influential royal politician during his father's reign. He served as viceroy of Hejaz from 1926 to 1932. He was the Saudi foreign minister from 1930 and prime minister from 1954 until his death, except for a two-year break in both positions from 1960 to 1962. After his father died in 1953 and his half-brother Saud became king, Faisal became crown prince, and in that position he outlawed slavery in Saudi Arabia. He persuaded King Saud to abdicate in his favour in 1964 with the help of other members of the royal family and his maternal cousin Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia.
Faisal implemented a policy of modernization and reform. His main foreign policy themes were pan-Islamism, anti-communism,[5][note 3] and pro-Palestinianism. He attempted to limit the power of Islamic religious officials. Protesting against support that Israel received from the West, he led the oil embargo which caused the 1973 oil crisis. Faisal successfully stabilized the Kingdom's bureaucracy, and his reign had significant popularity among Saudi Arabians despite his reforms facing some controversy. Following his assassination by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid in 1975, he was succeeded by his half-brother Khalid.
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^Clive Leatherdale (1983). Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925–1939: The Imperial Oasis. Psychology Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7146-3220-9.
^Joseph Kostiner. (1993). The Making of Saudi Arabia, 1916–1936: From Chieftaincy to Monarchical State (Oxford University Press US), ISBN 0-19-507440-8, p. 104
^Odah Sultan (1988). Saudi–American Relations 1968–78: A study in ambiguity(PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Salford. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
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