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Crown Prince Fahd and King Khalid at a ceremony Egyptian President Anwar Sadat receives King Khalid and Crown Prince Fahd, Cairo in July 1975 U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Crown Prince Fahd in 1978. After the murder of King Faisal in 1975 and the accession of King Khalid, Fahd was named first deputy prime minister and concurrently crown prince.
Prince Fahd with US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, April 2013. Fahd bin Abdullah was a military officer. He had business activities while serving in these posts. [4] He became the commander of the marine forces in Royal Saudi Navy in April 2002. [9] [10] He also served at the ships of King Abdulaziz and the floating units of the marine base. [9]
Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن فهد آل سعود Muḥammad bin Fahd Āl Suʿūd; 4 January 1950 – 28 January 2025) [1] was a Saudi prince, politician, and philanthropist who served as governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from 1985 to 2013. [2]
In June 1982, Fahd ascended to the throne following the passing of his half-brother, Khaled. After experiencing a stroke in 1995, the king's health declined, leading to Crown Prince Abdullah assuming his half-brother's functions as regent. [1] On 27 May 2005, Fahd was admitted to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital due
Fahd's father, Abdullah, was Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabir's son. [2] Princess Seeta, who died on 2011, was the sister of late King Abdullah. [3] Prince Fahd has four blood siblings: Turki, Bandar, Noura and Nouf [4] and a step sister, Al Jawhara. Prince Fahd had received his primary and secondary education at the Capital Institute in Riyadh.
Crown Prince Fahd made Bandar an emissary to Carter and granted him permission to act independently of the Saudi-U.S. ambassador. [3] In 1982, King Fahd made him the military attache at the Saudi Embassy, a move which could have ended his diplomatic career. However, in 1983, Fahd appointed Bandar as Saudi Ambassador to the United States. [3]
Faisal bin Fahd was born in 1945 [1] as the eldest son of King Fahd. [2] His mother, Al Anoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaid, was from the Al Jiluwi branch of the Al Saud whose members intermarried with the members of the House of Saud.
Assets purchased by StratREAL on behalf of Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd included Fifth Street Towers, a Minneapolis office complex, for $294 million in 2007. [17] In May 2012, following a foreclosure on the complex for mortgage default, Fifth Street Towers was sold at a sheriff's auction for $1 over the outstanding debt of $110 million.