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Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz (1946—August 21, 1999) was the eldest son of Fahd of Saudi Arabia. He served as Minister of Labor and Minister of Youth, and was president or chairman of many bodies relating to sport. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (Arabic: , b. ...
He studied at the University of California, graduating in 1971. In that year, he became Chairman of the Saudi Football Federation. He became Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee in 1975, and Chairman of the Arab Games Federation in 1976. He became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1984. He was also president of the Arabian Football Union, Arab Football Union, and head of the National Committee on Drugs Control. He also served internationally as president of the International Swimming Association. The University of California (UC) is a public university system within the State of California. ...
The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years. ...
He died of a heart attack in King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyhad, aged 54, shortly after returning from the Arab Games in Jordan. He was survived by two sons, Prince Nawaf and Prince Khalid, and three daughters. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...
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