# Khalid of Saudi Arabia

> He inherited the throne through assassination and held it through siege — the king who watched armed extremists storm Islam's holiest site in 1979, a crisis that reshaped Saudi Arabia's religious posture for decades.

*King of Saudi Arabia (1911-1982)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/khalid-of-saudi-arabia

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1911-02-13
- **Died:** 1982-06-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was born 13 February 1913, the fifth son of the kingdom's founder. He spent decades in his half-brother Faisal's shadow, assisting in foreign affairs, serving briefly as viceroy of the Hejaz in the 1930s, and traveling to Washington in 1943 to establish formal ties with the United States. Named crown prince in 1965 after his full brother Muhammad stepped aside, Khalid ascended on 25 March 1975 when Faisal was assassinated. His reign rode the surge of oil money but was defined by the 1979 seizure of the Grand Mosque in Mecca — armed civilians stormed the site and attempted to kidnap him; Saudi forces retook it, but the shock triggered a hard turn toward stricter religious governance. He died 13 June 1982, and his half-brother Fahd took the throne.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 61.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.5 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Royalty, #Founders, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_of_Saudi_Arabia)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208301)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Khalid%20of%20Saudi%20Arabia)
- [خالد بن عبد العزيز ال سعود](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF)
- [Халид ибн ГӀабдул ГӀазиз Ал СагӀуд](https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BD_%D0%93%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BB_%D0%93%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%90%D0%BB_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B3%D3%80%D1%83%D0%B4)
- [خالد بن عبدالعزیز](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B2)
- [Халід ібн Абдэль Азіз ас-Сауд](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B4_%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%BD_%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%B0%D1%81-%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B4)
- [Халид бин Абдул Азис](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BB_%D0%90%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%81)
- [খালিদ বিন আবদুল আজিজ](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C)
- [Халид бин Ӏабдул-Ӏазиз Аль СаӀуд](https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BB-%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D3%80%D1%83%D0%B4)
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- [Chálid bin Abd al-Azíz](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A1lid_bin_Abd_al-Az%C3%ADz)
- [Khalid af Saudi-Arabien](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_af_Saudi-Arabien)
- [Khalid ibn Abd al-Aziz](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_ibn_Abd_al-Aziz)
- [Χαλίντ της Σαουδικής Αραβίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BD%CF%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A3%CE%B1%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE%CF%82_%CE%91%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Ĥalid bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%A4alid_bin_Abdul-Aziz_Al_Saud)
- [Jálid bin Abdulaziz](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1lid_bin_Abdulaziz)
- [Khālid ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh%C4%81lid_ibn_%E2%80%98Abd_al-%E2%80%98Az%C4%ABz_%C4%80l_Sa%E2%80%98%C5%ABd)
- [Khalid Saudi Arabiakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_Saudi_Arabiakoa)
- [خالد بن عبدالعزیز آل سعود](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B2_%D8%A2%D9%84_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF)
- [Khalid (Saudi-Arabia)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_(Saudi-Arabia))
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- [Khalid bin Abdul Aziz](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_bin_Abdul_Aziz)
- [Khalid na Saudi Arabia](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_na_Saudi_Arabia)
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- [خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2_%D8%A2%D9%84_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF)

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