Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Biography

Commander of Saudi Arabian National Guard from 1962 to November 2010

Governs Saudi Arabia as regent from 1996 to 2005. As Crown Prince, he had acted as de facto regent ruler of Saudi Arabia since January 1, 1996, when King Fahd was incapacitated by a major stroke

Governs Saudi Arabia as regent from 1996 to 2005

Orders Ambassador Bandar bin Sultan to return to Washington

This record states: The Arab Peace Initiative is floated by acting Saudi Regent Crown Prince Abdullah as a potential solution to both the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Arabi conflict.

This record states: The Beirut Summit calls for Israel to recognize "an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital" in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

This record states: The Beirut Summit calls for a "just solution" for the Palestinian refugees.

This record states: The Beirut Summit calls for the state of Israel to withdraw its forces from all the Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights.

The Beirut Summit calls for the state of Israel to withdraw its forces from all the Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights

The Beirut Summit calls for the state of Israel to withdraw its forces from all the Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights

The Beirut Summit calls for the state of Israel to withdraw its forces from all the Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights

King Abdullah implements a Government scholarship program to send young Saudi men and women to Western universities for undergraduate and postgraduate studies

Succeeds to the throne upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd

Enthrones at the age of 86, one of the worlds oldest reigning monarchs

Human Rights Watch sent an open letter to King Abdullah asking him to cease religious persecution of the Ahmadi faith in Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch sent an open letter to King Abdullah asking him to cease religious persecution of the Ahmadi faith in Saudi Arabia

during a state visit to the United Kingdom, Abdullah was greeted by protesters accusing him of being a "murderer" and a "torturer", concerns esed in the UK about the treatment of women and homosexuals by the Saudi kingdom

King Abdullah visits Pope Benedict XVI in the Apostolic Palace, the first Saudi monarch to visit the Pope

King Abdullah told US ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and US General David Petraeus to "cut off the head of the snake" about Iran. King Abdullah calls for a "brotherly and sincere dialogue between believers from all religions". Saudi Arabias ambassador to Washington, Adel al-Jubeir recalled the King's frequent exhortations to the US to attack Iran and to put an end to its nuclear weapons program

King Abdullah calls for a "brotherly and sincere dialogue between believers from all religions"

King Abdullah told US ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and US General David Petraeus to "cut off the head of the snake" about Iran

Holds a conference at Mecca to urge Muslim leaders to speak with one voice with Jewish and Christian leaders

Holds a conference at Mecca to urge Muslim leaders to speak with one voice with Jewish and Christian leaders

King Abdullah proposed implanting Guantanamo detainees with a chip that contained their personal information before authorities tracked their movements using Bluetooth technology

It is released that Abdullah wanted all detainees released from the Guantanamo Bay prison to be tracked through an implanted microchip, according to the leaked diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks