# King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

> King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975

**Wikidata**: [Q217167](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217167)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/king-faisal-bin-abdulaziz-al-saud

## Summary
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi Arabian monarch and statesman who served as King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. He is principally known for his role as the head of state of Saudi Arabia and for a lasting legacy that includes multiple institutions, awards, and landmarks bearing his name.

## Biography
- Nationality: Saudi Arabia (country in West Asia)
- Known for: Serving as King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975
- Employer(s): Government of Saudi Arabia; House of Saud (dynastic affiliation)
- Field(s): Monarchy, politics, statesmanship, military service
- Aliases: Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahmman al saud; Faisal of Saudi Arabia; Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Faisal Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al-Saud
- Identifiers: Wikipedia title — "Faisal of Saudi Arabia"; Wikidata description — "King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975"; sitelink_count — 81

## Contributions
- Served as King of Saudi Arabia (1964–1975), acting as head of state and the principal national leader of the country during that period.  
- Held roles and public identity across multiple civic categories: monarch, politician, statesperson, and military personnel (as recorded in related classifications).  
- Left a broad institutional and commemorative legacy: multiple universities, prizes, foundations, religious buildings, a naval base, and orders use his name or are associated with his legacy. Specific named entities connected to his name or legacy in the source material include: King Faisal Prize (inception 1979), King Faisal University (inception 1975), King Faisal Foundation (inception 1976), Order of King Faisal (inception 1976), King Faisal International Prize in Science (inception 1982), King Faisal International Prize in Islamic Studies (inception 1979), and King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam (inception 1979).  
- Associated honors and recognitions listed in the source material include: Royal Victorian Chain; Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud (order inception recorded as 1971-03-20); Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan; inception 1888-01-04); Order of the Star of Jordan (inception 1949-06-22); and recognition as Financial Times Person of the Year (listed among related recognitions).

## FAQs
Q: Who was King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud?  
A: He was a Saudi Arabian monarch who served as King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 and is recorded as a monarch, politician, statesperson, and military personnel in related classifications.

Q: When did he rule Saudi Arabia?  
A: His reign as King of Saudi Arabia is given as 1964 to 1975.

Q: What names and titles are associated with him?  
A: He is known under several aliases including Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahmman al saud; Faisal of Saudi Arabia; Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and Faisal Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al-Saud.

Q: Which institutions and prizes bear his name?  
A: Entities bearing or associated with his name in the provided material include the King Faisal Prize (inception 1979), King Faisal University (inception 1975), King Faisal Foundation (inception 1976), Order of King Faisal (inception 1976), and multiple King Faisal International Prizes (Science 1982; Islamic Studies 1979; Service to Islam 1979).

Q: What official honors are linked to him in the source material?  
A: The material lists the Royal Victorian Chain, the Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud (order inception 1971-03-20), the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan; inception 1888-01-04), the Order of the Star of Jordan (inception 1949-06-22), and designation as Financial Times Person of the Year among related recognitions.

Q: How is his legacy represented geographically or institutionally?  
A: His name appears in diverse structures and places such as King Faisal Naval Base (a naval base airport in Saudi Arabia), Faisal Mosque (Islamabad, Pakistan), and the city name Faisalabad (Punjab, Pakistan) is listed among related place-name associations.

Q: What authoritative identifiers exist for him?  
A: The Wikipedia title in the source is "Faisal of Saudi Arabia" and the Wikidata description reads "King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975." The sitelink_count for his item is 81.

## Why They Matter
King Faisal's significance in the source material centers on his role as the monarch of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. That leadership position anchors a durable legacy visible in institutional names and prizes created in his memory or bearing his name after his reign. The breadth of entities associated with him — universities, foundations, international prizes in science and Islamic studies, an order, a mosque, a naval base, and place-name associations — indicates a wide cultural, educational, and diplomatic imprint that extends beyond national borders into the Muslim world and international recognition. Honors and orders cited in the material reflect diplomatic and state-level acknowledgment from other nations and organizations. Without his tenure as king and the subsequent creation or naming of these entities, several institutional memorials and prizes that now circulate under his name would not exist in the recorded forms listed in the source material.

## Notable For
- Serving as King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975.  
- Being identified across civic categories as a monarch, politician, statesperson, and military personnel.  
- Having multiple major institutions and prizes associated with his name: King Faisal University (inception 1975); King Faisal Foundation (inception 1976); King Faisal Prize (inception 1979); King Faisal International Prize in Science (1982); King Faisal International Prize in Islamic Studies (1979); King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam (1979); and Order of King Faisal (inception 1976).  
- Namesake of infrastructure and landmarks such as King Faisal Naval Base and Faisal Mosque (Islamabad, Pakistan).  
- Recipient or associated figure in several high-level honors listed in the source: Royal Victorian Chain; Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud; Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan); Order of the Star of Jordan; and recognition as Financial Times Person of the Year (as listed among related recognitions).  
- Multiple widely used aliases and an established Wikipedia title ("Faisal of Saudi Arabia") and Wikidata description ("King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975").  

## Body

### Identity and classifications
- King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is documented as a human and specifically categorized as a monarch.  
- Related civic and professional classifications include politician, statesperson, and military personnel.  
- He is dynastically affiliated with the House of Saud, the ruling dynasty associated with Saudi Arabia.

### Reign and official role
- He served as King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975.  
- As king he was the head of state of Saudi Arabia, a country in West Asia.  
- The Wikidata description for his record summarizes his principal role as "King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975."

### National and historical context
- Saudi Arabia is described in the provided material as a country in West Asia. The source supplies multiple inception values for the broader political entities connected to that land: 1727 (preferred; qualifier: dynasty; : House of Saud), 1447 (as a historical country: Emirate of Diriyah, hereditary monarchy), and 0622 (sovereign state applying to part: Rashidun Caliphate; reference to the Constitution of Medina and the Prophetic era).  
- The Unification of Saudi Arabia appears in the related items as a historical claim associated with the House of Saud.

### Honors and recognitions
- The source lists multiple orders and decorations linked to his record or to the network of honors around his name:  
  - Royal Victorian Chain (inception recorded as 1902).  
  - Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud (order inception recorded as 1971-03-20).  
  - Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan; inception 1888-01-04).  
  - Order of the Star of Jordan (inception 1949-06-22).  
  - Financial Times Person of the Year is listed among related recognitions in the source material.

### Institutions, prizes and namesakes carrying his name
- The provided material identifies multiple organizations, prizes, and institutions that bear the King Faisal name or are associated with his legacy. These include:  
  - King Faisal Prize (inception 1979).  
  - King Faisal University (inception 1975; Saudi Arabian university).  
  - King Faisal Foundation (inception 1976; Saudi Arabian charity organization; headquarters ).  
  - Order of King Faisal (inception 1976; decoration).  
  - King Faisal International Prize in Science (inception 1982).  
  - King Faisal International Prize in Islamic Studies (inception 1979).  
  - King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam (inception 1979; listed as a Wikimedia list article).  
  - Faisal Mosque (Islamabad, Pakistan; inception listed +1986).  
  - King Faisal Naval Base (a naval base airport in Saudi Arabia).  
  - Faisalabad (city in Punjab, Pakistan; inception 1892) is included among related place-name associations.

### Organizational and sectoral context
- The material lists key organizations related to the broader Saudi context in which King Faisal served and whose trajectories intersect with his legacy:  
  - Public Investment Fund (sovereign wealth fund owned by Saudi Arabia; inception 1971-08-17; headquarters ).  
  - Muslim World League (an international Islamic organization based in Saudi Arabia; inception 1962-01-01; headquarters ).  
- These organizations are presented as important entities in the national and international networks of initiatives and institutions connected to Saudi Arabia and its modern history.

### Metadata and reference identifiers
- The item for the person includes a Wikipedia title of "Faisal of Saudi Arabia."  
- The Wikidata description explicitly states his role as "King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975."  
- The entity's sitelink_count is recorded as 81 in the provided structured properties.  
- The country entity for Saudi Arabia has a sitelink_count of 343 in the related material.

### Legacy and commemoration
- The corpus of named prizes, foundations, educational institutions, an order, mosque, naval base, and geographic associations listed in the source material together form a commemorative and institutional legacy tied to King Faisal's name.  
- Several of the entities bearing his name have explicit inception years listed in the source material (King Faisal University 1975; King Faisal Foundation 1976; King Faisal Prize 1979; King Faisal International Prize in Science 1982; Order of King Faisal 1976), indicating formal establishment of memorial or institutional initiatives associated with his name in the years after and around his reign.

### Data and aliases
- The source provides multiple recorded name variants that are used for reference and indexing: Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahmman al saud; Faisal of Saudi Arabia; Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Faisal Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al-Saud.  
- These aliases are present in the structured properties and aid identification across multilingual and international records.

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