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Faisal of Saudi Arabia

King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 22, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
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Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination in 1975. Before his ascension, he served as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964, and he was briefly regent to his half-brother King Saud in 1964. He was prime minister from 1954 to 1960 and from 1962 to 1975. Faisal was the third son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Faisal of Saudi Arabia” as king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Faisal, Saudi and Arabia.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1964, 1975, 1953, 1954—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Faisal, Saudi and Arabia providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Faisal of Saudi Arabia”, the useful work is to connect “king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 22, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1964, 1975, 1953 and 1954.

Critical limits

Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  • Locating cited institutions
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This entry incorporates text from “Faisal of Saudi Arabia” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.