The 91-year-old King Abdullah for a long time he was seriously ill, and the last days spent in the hospital with suspected pneumonia. In the evening, the Saudi public television interrupted the program and began broadcasting verses from the Koran readings. Soon after, it was announced that the monarch was dead.
King Abdullah was the sixth most powerful monarch of the Persian Gulf country. He held the power in Saudi Arabia, for fifteen years, from the time when his predecessor King Fahd suffered a stroke. Only after his death in 2005, formally became king.
Abdullah had a reputation for fair ruler, a moderate reformer and one of the best allies of the United States in the region. During his reign, Saudi Arabia spent millions of dollars to moder nize the education system and became a member of the World Trade Organization. He also managed to fight crime and make minor concessions to the women and followers of other religions. Abdullah met, among others, with the former Pope Benedict XVI.
new ruler of Saudi Arabia will now deceased brother, 79-year-old Prince Salman. In recent years, he was the Minister of Defense, and previously, for 50 years, the Governor of Riyadh Province.
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