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Birth
King Abdullah was born in Riyadh -
Commander of National Guard
Abdullah was made commander of Saudi National Guard -
Secound Deputy Prime Minister
King Khalid appointed Prince Abdullah as second deputy prime minister -
Crown Prince
The day King Khalid died – Fahd bin Abdulaziz became King, Prince Abdullah became Crown Prince -
King Saudi Arabia
Abdullah succeeded to the throne upon the death of his half-brother King Fahd. -
Domestic affairs
King Abdullah implemented a government scholarship program to send young Saudi men and women abroad for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in different universities around the world. -
Interfaith dialogue
King Abdullah visited Pope Benedict XVI in the Apostolic Palace, being first Saudi monarch to do so. -
Interfaith dialogue
King Abdullah called for a "brotherly and sincere dialogue between believers from all religions". -
United Nations General Assembly
King Abdullah and his government arranged discussion at the United Nations General Assembly to "promote dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, as well as activities related to a culture of peace" and calling for "concrete action at the global, regional and subregional levels." -
Ministry of Educations
He re-shuffled the Ministry of Education's leadership by bringing in his pro-reform son-in-law, Faisal bin Abdullah, as the new minister. -
Senior Council of Ulema
King Abdullah decreed that only officially approved religious scholars associated with the Senior Council of Ulema would be allowed to issue fatwas. -
Arab common market
King Abdullah called for the establishment of an Arab common market. -
Death
King Abdullah died from a lung infection
