He was the eldest son of Ibn Saud, and was made a crown prince on May 11, 1933 and became king upon his father's death in 1953. During his reign he was responsible for the establishment of numerous governmental ministries, and also for the establishment of King Saud University in Riyadh.
His reign was marked with dissatisfaction within his own family. Like his father, he had over 30 sons. Saud was keen to give his own sons power, and placed them in high governmental positions. This annoyed his half-brothers, who thought that Saud's sons were too inexperienced, and began to fear that Saud would select his own son to succeed him. He was also known for his lavish spending squandering state funds for his own family and made diplomatic blunders, such as a supposed plot to assassinate Gamal Abdel Nasser. These helped bring about his downfall. He is also known for his drinking, outlawed by Islam.
He was deposed on November 2, 1964 by a family coup, with the backing of the ulema, and replaced by his half-brother King Faisal. Saud lived out the rest of his life in exile.
KingSaud explained that the Gulf of Aqaba was the gateway to the cities of Makkah and Madinah and that the 33rd paragraph of Article Ten of the 1888 Constantinople Convention was meant to ensure the security of the Muslim holy places and a smooth passage for Muslim pilgrims through the Gulf of Aqaba.
KingSaud made it clear that he was unwilling for a debate on any matter affecting the Muslim holy places and travel to Makkah on the sidelines of the current controversy over Israeli navigation in the Gulf of Aqaba.
KingSaud’s reign coincided with various events as the tripartite aggression against Egypt and its sequel, the occupation of Arab territory, Israeli expansionist policies, the Cold War and inter-Arab quarrels.
Faisal bin Abdelaziz Al Saud (1906—March 25, 1975) (Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975.
Faisal was born in Riyadh, the fourth son of Ibn Saud.
King Faisal was an avid reader of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and financed their wide dissemination throughout the kingdom and the Arab world.
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