Khalid of Saudi Arabia

She first married Saud bin Sa'ad. After Saud died, she married Fahd bin Sa'ad. Khalid attended the Mufirej school founded by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Mufirej in 1879 based in the Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdul Latif Mosque in the Dukhna neighborhood of Riyadh.

There he acquired basic literacy skills and studied arithmetics.

Aged 14, Khalid was sent by Abdulaziz as his representative to the desert tribes to hear their concerns and problems.

Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; 13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and politician who served as King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 to his death in 1982.

Khalid was born in Qasr Al Hukm, Riyadh, on 13 February 1913.

He was the fifth son of King Abdulaziz.

His mother, Al Jawhara bint Musaed, was from the important Al Jiluwi clan.

She was a second cousin of Abdulaziz, their paternal grandfathers Jiluwi bin Turki and Faisal bin Turki being brothers.

This was in keeping with long-standing traditions in Arabia of marriage within the same lineage, and members of Al Jiluwi frequently intermarried with the members of Al Saud.

Khalid had one full-brother, Muhammad.

His full sister, Al Anoud, married to the sons of King Abdulaziz's brother Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman.

In 1928 he and his brother Muhammad were given the task of observing the Transjordan border during the Ikhwan revolt.

Prince Khalid's preparation for ruling a modern state started through his visits with his brother Prince Faisal on foreign missions.

He served as advisor to Faisal.

Prince Khalid became an international figure due to his visits and service as a Saudi representative.

He was more liberal in informing the press about the rationale behind foreign policy decisions.

Khalid served as viceroy of the Hejaz region for a brief time in the 1930s.

Prince Khalid was made acting viceroy of Hejaz in early 1932 when his full brother Prince Muhammad carried out the task badly.

The same year he was named as viceroy of Hejaz, replacing Prince Faisal in the post, who was named minister of foreign affairs, and Prince Khalid's term lasted until 1934.

Prince Khalid joined the Saudi army led by his older brother Prince Faisal and fought against Yemeni forces in 1934.

After the war, Prince Khalid served as the chairman of the Saudi delegation at the Taif Conference with Yemen in 1934.

This was a diplomatic move that led to the Taif Treaty later that year which was signed by Prince Khalid on behalf of Saudi Arabia and Abdullah Al Wazeer on behalf of Yemen.

Prince Khalid was named interior minister in 1934 and was the Saudi representative at the peace negotiations in Yemen in 1935.

In 1939, he participated in the St. James Conference on Palestine in London as the minister of interior as well as an assistant to Prince Faisal, head of the Saudi delegation.

He visited the United States in 1943 together with Faisal, establishing relations between the two countries.

In October 1943 Prince Faisal and Prince Khalid visited the United States representing their father, upon the July 1943 invitation of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The visit was the earliest high-level contact between Saudi Arabia and the USA.

Vice President Henry A. Wallace organized a dinner for them at the White House.

They also met with President Roosevelt.

He was appointed as the deputy prime minister of Saudi Arabia in 1962.

Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 29 March 1965 to 25 March 1975.

He was the fifth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.

Khalid was the son of King Abdulaziz and Al Jawhara bint Musaed Al Saud.

He assisted his half-brother Prince Faisal in his duties as foreign minister of Saudi Arabia.

After Khalid's full brother Prince Muhammad stepped aside from the royal succession, King Faisal named Khalid as crown prince in 1965.

Following the assassination of King Faisal in 1975, Khalid ascended to the throne.

His reign saw both huge developments in the country due to increase in oil revenues and significant events in the Middle East.

In 1979, a group of civilians seized the Grand Mosque of Mecca and sought but failed to kidnap Khalid.

Saudi forces regained control over the mosque, but the seizure resulted in the introduction of stricter religious policies in Saudi Arabia.

Khalid died in 1982 and was succeeded by his half-brother Fahd.