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King Abdullah in his youth

King Abdullah Bin AbdulAziz Al Saud (1924 \ هـ 1343), the sixth king of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and he is called by The title: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, this is also the same title of which King Fahd was called by before him. He is the twelfth son of King AbdulAziz's sons, his mother is Fahdah Bint Al'asi Bin Shreim Al Rashid. He was born in 1924 in Riyadh city, the actual birth date of the King is 1916. He took the administration of the state in 1995 and became the actual King after King Fahd have had thrombosis and health problems. He came to power after King Fahd's death in August 1, 2005 and in addition of being the King of the country, he was also the president of the council of ministers according the rules of the regime which require a King to be a president of the council of ministers. He is considered as one of the world's richest of the rich, as Forbes Magazine mentioned in a publication of its own about the richest kings in the world in 2010 that his fortune is estimated to reach 18 Billion Dollars. On the other hand, the magazine in the year 2011 had classified him as the sixth strongest influential figure in the world.