Fayṣal b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Kéchichian, Joseph A.
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Fayṣal b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (1906-75) was one of the sons of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Āl Saʿūd (1880-1953), founder of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fayṣal ruled from 1964 to 1975, during a period of strong inter-Arab tensions, the rise of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism, and accelerated modernisation, when Saudi Arabia was transformed into a leading oil producer and a major player in Arab politics. Fayṣal was born in Riyadh on 9 April 1906 to ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. ʿAbd al-