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 r
Formal portrait, 1945
At the age of thirteen, during his visit to the United Kingdom in 1919
Leading the Asir campaign, 1922
Visiting Camp de Satory in France, 1932
Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud was the assassin and nephew of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and a grandson of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He shot and killed King Faisal in March 1975 and was execu
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
…and his reign had significant popularity among Saudi Arabians despite his reforms facing some controversy. Following his assassination by his nephew Faisal bin Musaid in 1975, he was succeeded by his half-brother Khalid. Faisal bin Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh on 14 April 1906. He was the third son of Abdulaziz bin…
Pictured in January 1975, two months before the assassination of King Faisal
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz