Faisal of Saudi Arabia

14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975

Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination in 1975. A son of the kingdom's founder, Ibn Saud, he served as viceroy of the Hejaz and as foreign minister before deposing his brother Saud with clerical and family backing. As king he used oil revenues to fund administrative, educational and infrastructure programmes, and led the 1973 oil embargo.

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Born in Riyadh
14 April 1906

Born in Riyadh as a son of Abdulaziz ibn Saud and Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh.

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Leads a diplomatic mission to Britain as a teenager
1919

Travelled to London at the age of thirteen as his father's representative, the first of many foreign missions.

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Appointed viceroy of the Hejaz
1926

Given charge of the recently conquered Hejaz region, including Mecca and Medina.

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Becomes foreign minister of Saudi Arabia
1930

Took charge of the kingdom's foreign affairs, a portfolio he held for most of the rest of his life.

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Heads the Saudi delegation at the founding of the United Nations
1945

Led his country's delegation to the San Francisco conference and signed the United Nations Charter.

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Named crown prince and prime minister
1953

Became heir apparent after his brother Saud succeeded their father as king.

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Issues a decree abolishing slavery in Saudi Arabia
1962

The decree emancipated the remaining enslaved population and compensated owners.

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Becomes King of Saudi Arabia
November 1964 – 25 March 1975

Deposed his brother Saud with the support of the royal family and the religious establishment.

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Leads the Arab oil embargo
October 1973 – March 1974

Directed Saudi participation in the oil embargo imposed during the October 1973 war, which sharply raised world oil prices.

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Assassinated in Riyadh
25 March 1975

Shot by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid during a royal audience and succeeded by his brother Khalid.

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