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Faisal of Saudi Arabia

King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975, modernizer and leader of the 1973 oil embargo.

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Faisal of Saudi Arabia

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Faisal bin Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh on 14 April 1906 and was the third son of Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman.[1] He became king of Saudi Arabia on 2 November 1964 after his half-brother Saud abdicated.[2]

Life and work

Faisal's mother Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh died when he was six months old, and he was raised by his maternal grandparents.[1][3] Under his grandfather's mentorship, he completed studying the Qur'an and Islamic law by age nine and also learned horseback riding and politics from his father.[3] In 1919, Faisal became the first Saudi Arabian royal to visit England, and he also visited France during the same trip.[4] He was appointed viceroy of Hejaz on 9 February 1926 and later became minister of foreign affairs, a post he held until his death except for a two-year break.[5]

Faisal officially announced the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 23 September 1932 by reading the royal decree in Mecca.[6] After King Abdulaziz died in 1953, Faisal became crown prince and was appointed prime minister on 16 August 1954.[7][8] A power struggle with King Saud led to Faisal being appointed regent on 4 March 1964 and then proclaimed king on 2 November 1964.[9][2] As king, he issued a decree abolishing slavery in 1962, established the Muslim World League in 1962, and introduced television broadcasts in 1965.[10][11][12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: George Kheirallah, "Arabia Reborn", University of New Mexico Press, 2012, p. 254; "The kings of the Kingdom", Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Nabil Mouline, "Power and generational transition in Saudi Arabia", Critique Internationale, April–June 2012, p. 1–22; Paul L. Montgomery, "Rise of a Desert Chief's Son to the World Power and Riches", Rutland Daily Herald, 26 March 1975, p. 2i; "Saudi Arabia: A Modern Reader", University of Indianapolis Press, 2005, p. 193 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "King Faisal"; Vassiliev, pp. 366–7; Joseph A. Kechichian, "Succession in Saudi Arabia", Palgrave, 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Alexander Bligh, "The Saudi religious elite (Ulama) as participant in the political system of the kingdom", International Journal of Middle East Studies, 1985, p. 37–50; "في ذكري ميلاده.. تعرف على أهم أسرار حياة الملك فيصل آل سعود", Elzman News, 14 April 2020; Alexander Bligh, "The Saudi religious elite (Ulama) as participant in the political system of the kingdom", International Journal of Middle East Studies, 1985, p. 37–50; "King Faisal bin Abdulaziz", King Faisal Faoundation (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hassan Abedin, "Abdulaziz Al Saud and the great game in Arabia, 1896–1946", 2003, p. 146; Hassan Abedin, "Abdulaziz Al Saud and the great game in Arabia, 1896–1946", 2003, p. 146; Hassan Abedin, "Abdulaziz Al Saud and the great game in Arabia, 1896–1946", 2003, p. 146; Hassan Abedin, "Abdulaziz Al Saud and the great game in Arabia, 1896–1946", 2003, p. 146; Leon Hesser, "Nurture the Heart, Feed the World: The Inspiring Life Journeys of Two Vagabonds", Synergy Books, 2004, p. 104; Mark Weston, "Prophets and Princes: Saudi Arabia f en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nora Derbal, "Gendering Global Humanitarianism in the Twentieth Century", Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, p. 167–192; "Fayṣal (King of Saudi Arabia)", 20 July 1998; Alexander Blay Bligh, "Succession to the throne in Saudi Arabia. Court Politics in the Twentieth Century", 1981, p. 57; "Political Power and the Saudi State", MERIP, October 1980, p. 5–22; Charles W. Harrington, "The Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers", The Middle East Journal, Winter 1958, p. 1–19; Charles W. Harrington, "The Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers", The Middle en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Turki bin Khalid bin Saad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, "Saudi Arabia-Iran relations 1929–2013", 2015; T. R. McHale, "A Prospect of Saudi Arabia", International Affairs, Autumn 1980, p. 622–647; "Seminar focuses on King Faisal's efforts to promote world peace", Arab News, 30 May 2002; Hakan Özoğlu, "Aspiring Powers, Regional Rivals", Middle East Institute, 2019, p. 12; "المملكة العربية السعودية... قصة "إعلان التوحيد"", Al Sharq Alawsat; "National Day... The golden annals that were never scripted", Saudi Gazette, 23 September 2022; "Fayṣ en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The kings of the Kingdom", Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Richard Cavendish, "Death of Ibn Saud", 2003; "Ibn Saud dies", King Abdulaziz Information Source (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Saud Names His Brother Prime Minister of Nation", The New York Times, 17 August 1954 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Saud Stripped of Power; Faisal Takes Full Control", The New York Times, 29 March 1964 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rachel Bronson, "Rethinking Religion: The Legacy of the US–Saudi Relationship", The Washington Quarterly, 2005, p. 121–137; "A history of treason – King Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud", Islam Times, 22 May 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Michel G. Nehme, "Saudi Arabia 1950–80: Between Nationalism and Religion", Middle Eastern Studies, 1994, p. 930–943; Bruce Riedel, "Brezhnev in the Hejaz", The National Interest, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rosie Bsheer, "The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Middle-Eastern and North African History", Oxford University Press, August 2017 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

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