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Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (born 1924) is Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. He currently acts as the de-facto regent and thus ruler of Saudi Arabia due to his half-brother King Fahd's incapacity from a major stroke suffered in 1996.
Abdullah also serves as First Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the Saudi National Guard. He is one of 37 sons of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah was born in Riyadh to Ibn Saud's eighth wife, Fahda, and received his early education that was in the Royal Court at the Princes' School from religious authorities and intellectuals. He was given the position of Commander of the Saudi National Guard in 1963, and the position of First Deputy Prime Minister in June 1982.
Abdullah has four wives, seven sons and fifteen daughters.
Prince Abdullah has established two libraries in the Muslim world, one in Riyadh (the King Abdulaziz Library ) and another in Casablanca, Morocco.
In October 1976, as Abdullah was being groomed for greater responsibility in Riyadh, he was sent to the United States to meet with then-President Gerald Ford. He again travelled to the United States in October 1987, meeting then-Vice President George H. W. BushGeorge Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States ( 1989 1993). Previously, he had served as ambassador to the United Nations ( 1971 1973), director of the CIA 1976 1977, and the 43rd Vice President of the United. In September of 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting, Abdullah made a state visitA state visit is a formal visit by one head of state to another country, at the invitation of the other country's head of state. State visits are the highest form of diplomatic contact between two states, and are marked by major ceremonial and diplomatic to the United States to meet in Washington, DCWashington, DC officially the District of Columbia (also known as DC Washington and, historically, the Federal City is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. Residents of the city and its surrounding suburbs refer to with then-President Bill ClintonWilliam Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) is a U. politician who served two terms as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A moderate Democrat who was elected Governor of Arkansas five times, Cli. He returned again in September of 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri to attend millennium celebrations at the United NationsFlag of the United Nations The United Nations or UN is an international organization made up of states. Almost all countries are members. It was established in San Francisco on October 24, 1945, following the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, b in New York, New York.
Since then Abdullah has visited America many times, and there are reports that the Bush family, including President George W. Bush consider Abdullah to be a great friend — both of America and the Bush family.