Abdullah bin abdul aziz biography

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"Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud" redirects here. For the Saudi governor of the same name, see Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (–).

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود, romanized:&#;ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation:[ʢæbˈdɑɫ.ɫɐbenˈʢæbdælʢæˈziːzʔæːlsæˈʢuːd]; 1 August – 23 January ) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August until his death in Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 13 June He was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia.

Abdullah was the son of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim.

Abdullah bin abdul aziz biography

His mother was a member of the Al Rashid dynasty, historical rivals of the Al Saud dynasty. Abdullah held important political posts throughout most of his adult life. In he became mayor of Mecca, his first public office.^[1] The