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In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.

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Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; , or – 1 August ) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June until his death in Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from to He was the eighth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.

Fahd was the eldest of the Sudairi Seven, the sons of King Abdulaziz by Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi. He served as minister of education from to during the reign of King Saud. Afterwards he was minister of interior from to , at the end of King Saud's reign and throughout King Faisal's reign.

He was appointed crown prince when his half-brother Khalid became king following the assassination of King Faisal in Fahd was viewed as the de facto leader of the country during King Khalid's reign in part due to the