King Abdullah Take over the rule of the kingdom in 1995 when King Fahd suffered a stroke that left him unable to manage the affairs of the Kingdom | |
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Tel Aviv, Israel: Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University | He was officially declared in power in 1996 and his inauguration as king in 2005 |
In 1982, King Fahd was appointed King of the Kingdom and on the day of his inauguration he issued his decision that King Abdullah to become crown prince, along with his former posts as First Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the National Guard.
17King Hussein 31 July 1988 | Establishment of the King Abdullah Center for Petroleum Studies and Research |
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Robins, Philip 9 February 2004 | Conversion of the Presidency of the National Guard to the Ministry |
King Abdullah took up his post as deputy prime minister under the reign of King Khalid, may God have mercy on him, in addition to his post as head of the National Guard.