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Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1921 or 1923 – 2005) was King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques from 13 June 1982 to his death. He was the eighth son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. He was also the fourth of Abdulaziz's six sons who were kings (Saud, Faisal, Khalid, Abdullah and Salman).

Fahd was appointed crown prince when his brother Khalid succeeded another brother King Faisal, who was assassinated in 1975. Fahd was viewed as the de facto prime minister during King Khalid's reign in part due to the latter's ill health. Fahd ascended to the throne on the death of King Khalid in 1982.

King Fahd is credited for having introduced the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia in 1992. He suffered a debilitating stroke in 1995, after which he was unable to continue performing his full official duties. His brother Crown Prince Abdullah served as de facto regent of the kingdom and succeeded Fahd as king upon his death in 2005.