Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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| Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques[1] | |||||
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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Predecessor | Saud bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Successor | Khalid bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
| Tenure | 19 December 1930 – 22 December 1960 | ||||
| Predecessor | Office established | ||||
| Successor | Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel | ||||
| Tenure | 16 March 1962 – 25 March 1975 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel | ||||
| Successor | Saud Al Faisal | ||||
| Viceroy of Hejaz | |||||
| Tenure | 9 February 1926 – 22 September 1932 | ||||
| Successor | Khalid bin Abdulaziz | ||||
| Born | 14 April 1906 Riyadh, Emirate of Riyadh | ||||
| Died | 25 March 1975 (aged 68) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds (assassination) | ||||
| Burial | 26 March 1975 Al-Oud cemetery, Riyadh | ||||
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| House | Al Saud | ||||
| Father | Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Mother | Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh | ||||
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| Allegiance | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Branch | Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Years of service | 1919–1975 | ||||
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Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود Fayṣal ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Su‘ūd; 14 April 1906[2] – 25 March 1975) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination.
Life
Born on April 14, 1906. He was the third son of Ibn Saud. He became king when his brother Saud resigned.
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.
Death
On 25 March 1975, King Faisal was shot twice in the head in a point-blank by his nephew, Faisal bin Musaid, the son of his half-brother, Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He was quickly taken to Central Hospital in Riyadh as doctors massaged his heart and gave him a blood transfusion but failed. He died shortly afterwards. He was 68 years old. At the time of his death, his nephew was executed three months later by decapitation for the murder.
References
- ↑ Fakkar, Galal (27 January 2015). "Story behind the king's title". Arab News. Jeddah. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "King Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 25 June 2012.