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Fahd of Saudi Arabia

1921 - 2005

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Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982. He was the eighth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fahd of Saudi Arabia has received more than 3,438,092 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Fahd of Saudi Arabia is the 899th most popular politician (up from 904th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 36th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Fahd of Saudi Arabia is most famous for being the king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005.

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  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fahd of Saudi Arabia ranks 899 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahfiruz Hatun, János Kádár, Sukjong of Joseon, Cleopatra II of Egypt, and Childeric I. After him are Kurt von Schleicher, Louis VI of France, Friedrich Ratzel, Charles XV of Sweden, Xiang Yu, and Gordian I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Fahd of Saudi Arabia ranks 14. Before him are Yves Montand, Astor Piazzolla, Giulietta Masina, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, John Rawls, and Simone Signoret. After him are Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Sophie Scholl, Hua Guofeng, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Joseph Beuys, and Peter Ustinov. Among people deceased in 2005, Fahd of Saudi Arabia ranks 7. Before him are Pope John Paul II, Edward Heath, Rosa Parks, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, George Best, and Arthur Miller. After him are Claude Simon, Rinus Michels, Peter Drucker, Hans Bethe, Paul Ricœur, and Simon Wiesenthal.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Fahd of Saudi Arabia ranks 46 out of 354. Before him are Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Hafsa bint Umar (602), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Ali al-Ridha (770), and Talhah (595). After him are Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Umm Salama (602), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), and Muhammad al-Baqir (677).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Fahd of Saudi Arabia ranks 17. Before him are Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Marwan I (623), Umar II (682), and Amr ibn Hishām (570). After him are Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Al-Walid I (668), Musaylimah (600), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), and Talal of Jordan (1909).

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