Crown Prince Abdullah Regency
Assumes management of daily state affairs after King Fahd's illness.
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1996 in Saudi Arabia
Explore 12 historical events and records for Saudi Arabia in 1996.
Historical records for Saudi Arabia in 1996
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January
Crown Prince Abdullah Regency
Supports government continuity during Crown Prince Abdullah's regency.
May
Al-Qaeda
Bin Laden leaves Sudan and returns to Afghanistan
June
Bombing of Dhahran
A bomb rips through a US military housing complex near Dhahran Saudi Arabia killing 19 Americans
Other events (month unknown)
Alliance Osama bin Laden and Taliban
Osama bin Laden had lived in Afghanistan along with other members of al-Qaeda, operating terrorist training camps in a loose alliance with the Taliban
Declaration of War
Bin Laden issues a fatwa against the United States of America and its allies
Fatwah
Bin Laden issues a fatwa against the United States of America and its allies. Al-Qaeda announceds its Jihad to expel foreign troops and interests from Islamic lands
Fatwah
Al-Qaeda announceds its Jihad to expel foreign troops and interests from Islamic lands
Jihad
Bin Laden issues a fatwa against the United States of America and its allies. Al-Qaeda announceds its Jihad to expel foreign troops and interests from Islamic lands
Jihad
Al-Qaeda announceds its Jihad to expel foreign troops and interests from Islamic lands
Regent
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
Succession
Governs Saudi Arabia as regent from 1996 to 2005
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