Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud became King of Saudi Arabia on August 1, 2005, when his half-brother King Fahd died. Abdullah had been Crown Prince and acted as the de-facto regent and ruler after King Fahd was incapacitated by a major stroke in 1996.
Abdullah also served as First Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the Saudi National Guard. He is one of 37 sons of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah was born in Riyadh to Ibn Saud’s eighth wife, Fahda, and received his early education that was in the Royal Court at the Princes’ School from religious authorities and intellectuals. He was given the position of Commander of the Saudi National Guard in 1963, and the position of First Deputy Prime Minister in June 1982.
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