Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 1920 1921 or 1923 1 August 2005 was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005 Prior to his ascension he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982 Fahd was the eldest of the Sudairi Seven the sons of King Abdulaziz by Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi He served as Minister of Education from 1953 to 1962 during the reign of King Saud Afterwards he was Interior Minister from 1962 to 1975 at the end of King Sauds reign and throughout King Faisals reign He was appointed crown prince when his halfbrother Khalid became king following the assassination of King Faisal in 1975 Fahd was viewed as the de facto leader of the country during King Khalids reign in part due to the latters ill health Upon the death of King Khalid in 1982 Fahd ascended to the throne He is credited for having introduced the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia in 1992 He suffered a debilitating stroke in 1995 after which he was unable to continue performing his full official duties His halfbrother Crown Prince Abdullah served as de facto regent of the kingdom and succeeded Fahd as king upon his death in 2005 With a reign of 23 years Fahd remains the longestreigning Saudi king Description above from the Wikipedia article Fahd of Saudi Arabia licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia