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Faisal Al Saud فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود | |
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| Born | 14 April 1906 Riyadh, Emirate of Riyadh |
| Died | 25 March 1975 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Political orientation | Monarchism Wahhabism |
Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975) was the King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. He created the Muslim World League to attack Nasserism and socialism.[1]
Reign
In 1970, Faisal put the Ministry of Justice under the control of Islamic scholars (ulema) in order to create an Islamic state.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Mecca' (p. 261). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]