King Fahd was born in 16 March 1921 in Riyadh, at the age of 11 he watches his father (Abdul-Aziz) as he signed the Treaty of Jeddah and as he founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is actually a today recognized King, and will remain like this forever.
In 1945 Fahd made his first travel to New York with his brother (King Faisal) who was Foreign Minister at the time and it was to attend at the Generally Assembly of U.N.
In 1953 Fahd was nominated Education Minister by his father and in the same year Fahd had his first official state visit with Queen Elizabeth II.Fahd lead as Education Minister for 7 years till 1960 and after that he was Prime Minister for 6 years from 1962 to 1968.
In 1975 after the death of King Faisal who was assassinated by his nephew. Fahd was given the post of Prime Minister and was named right after Crown Prince.
Fahd supported the U.N for years giving them 5, 5% of the Saudi Arabia`s income, he help’s at building mosques all over the world. This is great since they can get what they need; it appears to be an strategic spot, too! Keep reading to learn more fantastic history. Truth is, this region is full of surprises.
In 1991 when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, King Fahd decided to host U.S troops in his kingdom and later deciding to let U.S troops to establish bases here. This decision wasn’t viewed well by his people and a lot of his people started to criticize this decision and it was viewed as a threat by Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda.
Finally, King Fahd died in 1 August 2005 at the age of 84 at Riyadh in King Faisal Hospital; he died of pneumonia and high fever. Everyone was ecstatic.
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