Profile and Biography of King Abdullah

Name : Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Birthdate :  1 August 1924
 

Birthplace :  Riyadh, Nejd ( Saudi Arabia )
 

King Abdullah was the tenth child of King Abdulaziz. Her mother's name is Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim. Abdullah was 6 years old when his mother died.

On 13 June 1982 when King Khalid Died, Became King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Prince Abdullah Became the same day. Also he maintained his position as head of the National Guard. During his years as crown prince, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was Described as a supporter of accommodation.

In May 2001, Crown Prince Abdullah did not accept an invitation to visit Washington due to US support for Israel in the Second Intifada. Also He Appeared more eager than King Fahd to cut government spending and open up Saudi Arabia economically. He pushed for Saudi membership in the World Trade Organization, surprising some ..

King Abdullah Followed his father's (King Abdulaziz's) path in terms of marriage in that he married the daughters of the al Shalan of Anizah, al Fayz of Bani Sakhr, and al Jarbah of the Iraqi branch of the Shammar tribe.King Abdullah had about 30 wives, and fathered about 35 children.One of his wives is the sister of Rifaat al-Assad's wife. Also he married Jawahir bint Ali Hussein from Al Jiluwi clan, with Whom he had a daughter, Princess Anoud and a son, Prince Saud. Aida Fustuq was another wife of Abdullah, they had two children, Adila and Abdulaziz. They later divorced. Munira bint Abdullah Al Al Shaikh was the wife of King Abdullah and the Gave birth to his living Eldest son, Prince Khaled. Tathi Mishan al bint Faisal Al Jarba Gave birth to Prince Mishaal.

Philanthropy :

While still Crown Prince, Abdullah paid for the separation surgery of a pair of Polish conjoined twins, which took place at the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh on 3 January 2005. He was given "honorary citizenship" by the Polish town of Janikowo, where the twins were born. On 18 March 2005, he was awarded the Order of the Smile, which he received during his visit to Poland in 2007.

He established two libraries: the King Abdulaziz Library in Riyadh; and another in Casablanca, Morocco.

He donated over $300,000 to furnish a New Orleans high school rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.

He donated $500 million to the United Nations World Food Programme in 2008.

He donated $50 million in cash and $10 million worth of relief materials for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China.
He donated $10 billion to the endowment fund of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in May 2008

Wealth

In 2011, the financial magazine Forbes estimated his and his immediate family's documentable wealth at US$21 billion, making him one of the world's richest monarchs.

Abdullah was an expert equestrian in his youth. His stables were considered the largest in the Kingdom, with over 1,000 horses spread throughout five divisions led by his son Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah. The King owned Janadria Farm, a large complex located in the suburbs of Riyadh.

For holidays the King maintained a large palace complex with several residential compounds in Casablanca, Morocco. It is equipped with two heliports and is surrounded by large mansions on 133 acres of vegetation.

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