Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ‘Abd ullāh ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Su‘ūd) (born August 1, 1924) is the King of Saudi Arabia. He succeeded to the throne on August 1, 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. As Crown Prince, he governed Saudi Arabia as regent from 1996 to 2005. He was Commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard from 1962 to November 2010, and is o...
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Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ‘Abd ullāh ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Su‘ūd) (born August 1, 1924) is the King of Saudi Arabia. He succeeded to the throne on August 1, 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. As Crown Prince, he governed Saudi Arabia as regent from 1996 to 2005. He was Commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard from 1962 to November 2010, and is one of the world's wealthiest royals.
King Abdullah's first public office was as mayor of Mecca.
Abdullah is the tenth son of King Abdulaziz. He is, after his half-brothers Bandar and Musaid, the third eldest of the living sons of Abdul-Aziz. He stands 180 cm (5 ft 11 inch).
King Abdullah’s mother is a فهدة العاصي الشريم Al-Rashidi, longtime rivals of the Al Saud. His mother, Fahda, descended from the powerful Shammar tribe and was the daughter of former Shammar tribe chief, Asi Shuraim.
Madawi al Rasheed argues that his maternal roots and his...
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