Khalid of Saudi Arabia

Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was king of Saudi Arabia from 1975 until his death in 1982. His reign followed Faisal’s assassination and included the 1979 seizure of the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

Saudi Arabia: A kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula ruled by the House of Saud since its establishment in 1932. Khalid’s reign was a period in the modern history of this kingdom.
Ibn Saud: The founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which he unified and proclaimed in 1932. Khalid was one of Ibn Saud’s sons and belonged to the generation that inherited the kingdom.
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia: King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015 and head of the Saudi National Guard for decades. Abdullah led the National Guard during Khalid’s reign and later became king.
Saudi Arabia–United States relations: The diplomatic, military, and economic relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States. Khalid’s government maintained close ties with Washington amid regional upheaval and oil politics.
1973 oil crisis: A global energy crisis triggered by an Arab oil embargo during the 1973 Arab–Israeli war. Its price shock helped set the economic conditions inherited by Khalid’s government.
House of Saud: The royal family that has ruled Saudi Arabia since the early twentieth century. Khalid’s position as king rested on the dynasty’s succession and political alliances.
Faisal of Saudi Arabia: King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination in 1975. Faisal’s death brought Khalid to the throne.
Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud: A senior Saudi prince who served as interior minister from 1975 to 2012. Nayef’s ministry was central to internal security during the Grand Mosque crisis.
Iranian Revolution: The 1979 revolution that overthrew Iran’s monarchy and established an Islamic republic. The revolution heightened Saudi concerns about religious dissent and regional rivalry in 1979.
Iran–Iraq War: A war between Iran and Iraq fought from 1980 to 1988. The conflict began under Khalid and shaped Saudi security calculations near his reign’s end.

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Saud bin Abdulaziz Al SaudRelated: Khalid was a younger half-brother of Saud and later succeeded Faisal.