Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (bahasa Arab: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd, pengucapan Arab Najdi: [ʢæbˈdɑɫ.ɫɐ ben ˈʢæbdæl ʢæˈziːz ʔæːl sæˈʢuːd]; lahir 1 Agustus 1924 – meninggal 23 Januari 2015 pada umur 90 tahun) adalah Raja Arab Saudi yang keenam dari tahun 2005 sampai 2015. Setelah sebelumnya bergelar Pangeran Abdullah, ia mencapai puncak kekuasaan pada 1 Agustus 2005, sesaat setelah wafatnya Raja Fahd. Ia telah tampil sebagai penguasa de facto dan mewakili peran Raja Arab Saudi sejak tahun 1995, yaitu sejak Raja Fahd mengalami penurunan kesehatan akibat stroke. Pada 3 Agustus 2005 ia terpilih menjadi raja setelah wafatnya raja terdahulu, yang adalah saudara seayahnya. Salah seorang anaknya, Pangeran Mutaib bin Abdullah, menggantikan jabatannya sebagai komandan Dewan Garda Nasional Saudi. Pada 23 Januari 2015, ia meninggal dunia dan digantikan oleh adiknya, Pangeran Salman bin Abdulaziz[4]. Ia meninggal setelah beberapa minggu sebelumnya, kantor berita Arab Saudi mengumumkan ia masuk rumah sakit karena menderita penyakit pneumonia.
Ia adalah salah satu dari 37 putra Raja Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud (pendiri Arab Saudi modern) yang lahir dari rahim Fahada binti Asi-al Syuraim yang adalah istri kedelapan Abdul Aziz dari keluarga Rasyid. Ia menerima pendidikan di Sekolah Kerajaan Prince's School dari pejabat-pejabat dan tokoh-tokoh intelektual keagamaan dan dibesarkan di bawah pengawasan ketat Raja Abdul Aziz yang adalah ayahnya. Pangeran Abdullah dikenal sangat kuat memegang ajaran agama dan memiliki rasa tanggung jawab yang besar terhadap rakyat dan Tanah Air. Ia langsung mendapat pendidikan dari para ulama senior Arab Saudi di bidang agama, sejarah, politik, dan sosiologi.
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation: [ʢæbˈdɑɫ.ɫɐ ben ˈʢæbdæl ʢæˈziːz ʔæːl sæˈʢuːd]; 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was the King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques from 2005 to 2015. He ascended to the throne on 1 August 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. According to Forbes, in 2013, Abdullah was among the world's most powerful people, and was ranked 8th globally.
Abdullah, like Fahd, was one of the many sons of Ibn Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. Abdullah held important political posts throughout most of his adult life. In 1961 he became mayor of Mecca, his first public office. And, in 1962, he was appointed commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a post he was still holding when he became king. He also served as deputy defense minister and was named crown prince when Fahd took the throne in 1982. After King Fahd suffered a serious stroke in 1995, Abdullah became the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia until ascending the throne a decade later.
During his reign he maintained close relations with United States and Britain and bought billions of dollars worth of defense equipment from both states. He also gave women the right to vote and to compete in the Olympics. Furthermore, Abdullah maintained the status quo during the waves of protest in the kingdom during the Arab Spring. In November 2013, a BBC report claimed that Saudi Arabia could obtain nuclear weapons at will from Pakistan due to a longstanding relationship.
The King outlived two of his crown princes. Conservative Interior Minister Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud was named heir to the throne on the death of Sultan bin Abdulaziz in October 2011, but Nayef himself died in June 2012. Abdullah then named the 76-year-old defense minister, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as crown prince. According to a 2001 report, Abdullah "has four wives, seven sons, and 15 daughters". The king had a personal fortune estimated at US$18 billion, making him the third wealthiest head of state in the world. He died on 23 January 2015, aged 90, three weeks after being hospitalized for pneumonia.
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