![]() He also served as deputy defense minister and was named crown prince when his half-brother Fahd took the throne in 1982. The following year, he was appointed commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a post he was still holding when he became king. In 1961 he became mayor of Mecca, his first public office. ![]() Abdullah held important political posts throughout most of his adult life. His mother was a member of the Al Rashid dynasty, historical rivals of the Al Saud dynasty. ![]() (The others were Saud, Faisal, Khalid, Fahd and Salman.)Ībdullah was the son of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim. He was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, and the fifth of Abdulaziz's six sons who were kings. ![]() Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( Arabic: عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation: 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was a Saudi Arabian politician and military commander who ruled as King of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015. ![]()
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