Fahad of Saudi Arabia
| Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud فهد بن عبدالعزيز آلسعود |
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| King of Saudi Arabia Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia |
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King of Saudi Arabia Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
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| Reign | 13 June 1982 – 1 August 2005 |
| Bay'ah | 13 June 1982 |
| Predecessor | Khalid |
| Successor | Abdullah |
| Regent |
Crown Prince Abdullah (21 February 1996 – 1 August 2005) |
| Born | 1921 Riyadh, Sultanate of Nejd |
| Died | 1 August 2005 (aged 84) King Faisal Hospital, Riyadh |
| Burial | 2 August 2005 Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh |
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Faisal bin Fahd Khaled bin Fahd Muhammad bin Fahd Saud bin Fahd Sultan bin Fahd Abdul Aziz bin Fahd |
| House | House of Saud |
| Father | Ibn Saud |
| Mother | Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi |
| Religion | Islam |
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, (Arabic: فهد بن عبد العزيز السعود Fahd ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd) (1921 – 1 August 2005) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005.
One of 45 sons of Saudi founder Ibn Saud, and the fourth of his six sons who have ruled the Kingdom (Saud, Faisal, Khalid, Fahd, Abdullah and Salman), Fahd ascended to the throne on the death of his half-brother, King Khalid, on 13 June 1982.
Fahd was appointed Crown Prince when Khalid succeeded his half-brother King Faisal, who was assassinated in 1975. Fahd was viewed as the de facto Prime Minister during King Khalid's reign in part due to the latter's ill health.
Fahd suffered a debilitating stroke in 1995, after which he was unable to continue performing his full official duties. His half-brother, Abdullah, the country's Crown Prince, served as de facto regent of the kingdom and succeeded Fahd as monarch upon his death in August 2005.
King Fahd is credited for having introduced the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia in 1992.
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