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...topics that made his eyes brighten." He was a reluctant monarch who ascended the throne to preserve family unity, and he eagerly delegated authority to younger and more sophisticated members of the royal family. When he died last week at the age of 69, Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia since 1975, was revered as a wise ruler who provided a mantle of tradition and stability to his country through an era of unparalleled turmoil and change...
...swift and sure transition of power had already been arranged by the Saud family's council of elders. Within hours, Khalid was succeeded by Crown Prince Fahd, 60, his able and ambitious half brother, who has in effect been running the kingdom on a day-to-day basis since Khalid became King in 1975. In a voice heavy with emotion, the new King informed his countrymen of Khalid's death over Saudi radio. "Our love for him compels us to continue his march, pursue his hopes and complete his plans," he said. In accordance with Islamic...
...House of Saud, the ruling dynasty established by the great warrior Ibn Saud Saudi he conquered the vast desert territory that is now Saudi Arabia in 1932, is in effect a one-family government that operates by consensus. The kingdom has no constitution, so royal succession is decided by a council of elders within some ruling family. In 1975, when King Faisal was assassinated, the some times hot-headed Prince Mohammed was passed over by mutual agreement in favor of Khalid. But the ruling hierarchy has usually recognized as King the oldest survivor of the 45 legitimate sons born...
...smooth transition belied rumors that a family schism had developed between the traditionalist senior Princes, such as Khalid and Abdullah, and the more modern-oriented branch of the family, headed by Fahd. The new King is the eldest of the powerful "Sudairi Seven," the sons of Ibn Saud by one of his favorite wives from the Sudairi tribe. There had been talk that Abdullah might be passed over in favor of Prince Sultan, also a Sudairi. The power of the Sudairi brothers within the Saudi hierarchy is substantial: in addition to Fahd and Sultan, they include Prince Naif, Minister...
DIED. Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, 69, King of Saudi Arabia and Imam and Protector of the Wahhabis; of a heart attack; in Taif, Saudi Arabia (see SPECIAL SECTION...