Fahd Al Sahra :: The Diplomat King

November 18th, 2005

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques reviews with Condoleeza Rice the developments in the region

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz received U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the accompanying delegation. During the audience, the secretary conveyed greetings of U.S. President George W. Bush to the king who in turn sent his greetings to the president.

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November 10th, 2005

Court throws out woman’s plea seeking share of Fahd’s property (Gulf News)

London : A woman who claimed to be married to the late King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia cannot proceed with a lawsuit seeking a share of his fortune now that he is dead, a panel of appeals court judges ruled yesterday.

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August 3rd, 2005

State mourning for King Fahd in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has observed a national mourning as a mark of respect to late Saudi King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz.

A cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia decided to observe the national mourning.

The national flag was hoisted at half-mast atop all government, semi-government, autonomous offices, institutions, and Bangladesh missions abroad.

The cabinet also passed a condolence resolution at the sad demise of King Fahd.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed left for Riyadh to attend the namaj-e-janaza of late King.

Source: NewKerala.com

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August 3rd, 2005

The Saudi succession

THE death of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd at 84 and the formal accession of his successor, King Abdullah, cast a bright light on an anachronistic regime that is perched atop 25 percent of the world’s known oil reserves. As the country’s name implies, every barrel of oil and all forms of political power belong to one family. That family, now comprising some 5,000 princes descended from the founder, Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, is able to exercise inordinate influence over the world’s economy, particularly now that soaring global demand for energy is beginning to come up against limits on the expansion of production.

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August 3rd, 2005

Annan mourns death of Saudi Arabian king

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan mourned the death of King Fahd Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.

In a statement issued by the spokesman, Annan said he learned with sadness of the death of the King, and wanted to extend his deepest condolences to the family of the King, as well as to the government and people of the Kingdom.

“The Secretary-General notes that for almost quarter of a century, the economic, social and political development of Saudi Arabia has been associated with King Fahd’s name,” Dujarric said.

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August 3rd, 2005

A king between Mecca and Mammon

When, in 1981, Margaret Thatcher met Fahd bin Abdul Aziz for the first time, she came away unimpressed. “You say this man runs the country,” she sniffed; “he didn’t have a word to say for himself.” She was wrong.

Fahd was crown prince at the time, and what Thatcher didn’t realize was how very punctilious is the House of Saud in its notions of hierarchy. Deferential conventions helped preserve both the cohesion of a vast royal family and the allegiance to it of a people still denied even the outward trappings of popular sovereignty. So when King Khaled received her, Fahd, also there, could only speak when spoken to.

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August 3rd, 2005

Nepal observes two-day state mourning period for King Fahd

Nepal is to observe two days of mourning for the late King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, the Nepalese Home Ministry said on Wednesday.

The Nepalese national flags were to fly at half-mast in all government buildings across the country and in Nepalese diplomatic missions abroad Wednesday and Thursday, the announcement said.

Nepal’s Crown Prince Paras left the Nepalese capital for Riyadh Wednesday morning to convey condolences on behalf of King Gyanendra and the Nepalese people on the demise of King Fahd.

In a message to King Abdullah Tuesday, Nepal’s King Gyanendra said, “In the demise of King Fahd Nepal has lost a good friend and well wisher”.

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August 3rd, 2005

Saudis pledge allegiance to new king

Saudi clerics, tribal chiefs and officials pledged allegiance to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on Wednesday in a ceremony seen as a public endorsement of the new monarch of the oil powerhouse.

One day after world leaders joined ordinary Saudi citizens in bidding farewell to King Fahd, who died on Monday aged 84, prominent figures converged on a royal palace in Riyadh to swear allegiance to King Abdullah and new Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz.

More foreign leaders flew in to offer condolences after the death of Fahd and congratulate the new monarch, his half-brother and de facto ruler since the late king suffered a stroke a decade ago.

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August 3rd, 2005

Farewell to King Fahd

Heads of state from the Islamic world and Saudi princes and Islamic clerics prayed for the late King Fahd in a packed Riyadh mosque Monday, bidding farewell to this oil-rich country’s ruler for almost a quarter of a century.

Fahd’s body was brought into the Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque, wrapped in a plain brown cloth on a wooden plank carried by his sons, and placed in the middle of the mosque amid the crowd of thousands, including his successor, King Abdullah.

Thousands crowded in the mosque, some with tears in their eyes as the special prayer for the dead began.

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August 3rd, 2005

Legacy of a King

A great leader, much loved by his people, King Fahd was the son of the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz. null

Born in 1922, King Fahd’s life was one of positive achievement, both in the national and international arenas.

One of his first official engagements on behalf of Saudi Arabia was as a participant in the San Francisco conference that established the United Nations and of which Saudi Arabia was a founding member.

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Fahd Al Sahra :: The Diplomat King

November 18th, 2005

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques reviews with Condoleeza Rice the developments in the region

November 10th, 2005

Court throws out woman’s plea seeking share of Fahd’s property (Gulf News)

August 3rd, 2005

State mourning for King Fahd in Bangladesh

August 3rd, 2005

The Saudi succession

August 3rd, 2005

Annan mourns death of Saudi Arabian king

August 3rd, 2005

A king between Mecca and Mammon

August 3rd, 2005

Nepal observes two-day state mourning period for King Fahd

August 3rd, 2005

Saudis pledge allegiance to new king

August 3rd, 2005

Farewell to King Fahd

August 3rd, 2005

Legacy of a King

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