At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Region
- Arabia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
Life in time
Place in the story
Unknown (unknown)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Early life and offices before the throne
He was the eldest of the Sudairi Seven, the sons of King Abdulaziz by Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi. He was his country's first Minister of Education (1953–1962), then Interior Minister (1962–1975), then Crown Prince and deputy prime minister from 1975 under his brother King Khalid, during whose later years Fahd was the kingdom's de facto leader. 1
Reign
He became king on 13 June 1982. In 1986 he adopted the title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in place of "His Majesty", and in 1992 he introduced the Basic Law of Governance, the kingdom's first written framework of government. In 1995 he suffered a debilitating stroke after which he could no longer perform his full duties, and Crown Prince Abdullah ran the country in practice until the king's death. 1 2
Death
Note on the record
No source names a religious school for King Fahd: neither the English nor the Arabic article's text states one, neither infobox carries a religion field, and Wikidata's religion value is Islam only. A Sunni reading rests on category filings alone — the Arabic article files him under "Saudi Sunni Muslims" and the Urdu stub under "Saudi Sunni Muslims" (سعودی سنی مسلم) — and filings do not attest; his title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is an office he held, not a personal attestation. His school is therefore recorded as unknown, with the Sunni reading preserved here. 4 2 3
Sources
Connections
- Predecessor of
- Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- Successor of
- Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- Child of
- Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
- Member of
- House of Saud
People and things also explored
House of Saud· Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud· Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud· Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud· Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud· Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud· Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud· Ta'if
Sources
- Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — English Wikipedia
- Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — Urdu Wikipedia
- Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — Wikidata Q183187
- Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — Arabic Wikipedia
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/fahd-bin-abdulaziz/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-27.