King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

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King of Saudi Arabia Saudi royal head of state human monarch politician

King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the reformist King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975, known for modernizing the kingdom, asserting oil power internationally, and strengthening its Islamic and diplomatic influence.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia	18
Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud	10
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud canonical	10
King Faisal	8
Faisal of Saudi Arabia	3

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1415678 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Context triple: [King Faisal International Prize in Science, namedAfter, King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]

A. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, known for cautious economic and social reforms, maintaining strong ties with Western allies, and navigating regional upheavals during the Arab Spring.
B. Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud
Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud is a Saudi prince and businessman, known as a son of the late King Fahd and for having held influential governmental and media-related positions in Saudi Arabia.
C. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the King of Saudi Arabia, a senior member of the House of Saud who has played a central role in the kingdom’s governance and modernization efforts.
D. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was the Saudi monarch who modernized the kingdom’s infrastructure, deepened its alliance with the United States, and played a pivotal leadership role during the Gulf War.
E. Khalid of Saudi Arabia
Khalid of Saudi Arabia was the fourth King of Saudi Arabia, ruling from 1975 to 1982 and overseeing a period of significant modernization and oil-driven economic growth.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Target entity description: King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the reformist King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975, known for modernizing the kingdom, asserting oil power internationally, and strengthening its Islamic and diplomatic influence.

A. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, known for cautious economic and social reforms, maintaining strong ties with Western allies, and navigating regional upheavals during the Arab Spring.
B. Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud
Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud is a Saudi prince and businessman, known as a son of the late King Fahd and for having held influential governmental and media-related positions in Saudi Arabia.
C. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the King of Saudi Arabia, a senior member of the House of Saud who has played a central role in the kingdom’s governance and modernization efforts.
D. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was the Saudi monarch who modernized the kingdom’s infrastructure, deepened its alliance with the United States, and played a pivotal leadership role during the Gulf War.
E. Khalid of Saudi Arabia
Khalid of Saudi Arabia was the fourth King of Saudi Arabia, ruling from 1975 to 1982 and overseeing a period of significant modernization and oil-driven economic growth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Saudi Arabia ⓘ Saudi royal ⓘ head of state ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ politician ⓘ
burialPlace	Al Oud Cemetery, Riyadh ⓘ linked to: Al Oud Cemetery
causeOfDeath	assassination ⓘ
child	Prince Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud ⓘ linked to: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Prince Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud ⓘ Prince Saud bin Faisal Al Saud ⓘ Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud ⓘ Princess Haifa bint Faisal Al Saud ⓘ Princess Lolowah bint Faisal Al Saud ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1906-04-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1975-03-25 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Arab ⓘ linked to: Arabs
familyName	Al Saud ⓘ linked to: House of Saud
father	King Abdulaziz ibn Saud ⓘ linked to: Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal Al Saud
foreignPolicy	close relations with the United States ⓘ strengthening ties with the Muslim world ⓘ support for pan-Islamic cooperation ⓘ
founded	Islamic Development Bank ⓘ
fullName	Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ linked to: King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
givenName	Faisal ⓘ
honorificTitle	King Faisal ⓘ linked to: King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
ideology	Islamic conservatism with modernization ⓘ
initiated	introduction of public education for girls in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
killedBy	Prince Faisal bin Musaid ⓘ
knownFor	asserting oil power internationally ⓘ economic reforms ⓘ educational reforms ⓘ leading 1973 oil embargo ⓘ modernization of Saudi Arabia ⓘ strengthening Islamic solidarity ⓘ support for Palestinian cause ⓘ
languageSpoken	Arabic ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	homicide ⓘ
memberOf	House of Saud ⓘ
monarchOf	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
mother	Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh ⓘ
notableWork	modernization policies of Saudi state apparatus ⓘ
participatedIn	1973 oil crisis ⓘ Arab–Israeli conflict diplomacy ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Emirate of Nejd and Hasa ⓘ linked to: Sultanate of Nejd Riyadh ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Riyadh ⓘ
positionHeld	Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia ⓘ King of Saudi Arabia ⓘ Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
reignEnd	1975 ⓘ
reignStart	1964 ⓘ
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
residence	Riyadh ⓘ
spouse	Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan ⓘ
succeeded	King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ linked to: Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
successor	King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

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Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Faisal International Prize in Science → namedAfter → King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

Faisal Mosque → namedAfter → King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

Faisal Mosque → fundedBy → King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

House of Saud → notableMember → Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ