King Faisal: Personality, Faith and Times by Alexei Vassiliev

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By Alexei Vassiliev

In 1964 Faisal bin Abdul Aziz grew to become king of a rustic maintaining 1 / 4 of the world's oil reserves, additionally domestic to Mecca and Medina. He was once referred to as 'the strongest Arab ruler in centuries'. 11 years later, in entrance of tv cameras, his nephew shot him at point-blank diversity. during this authoritative biography, Alexei Vassiliev tells the tale of a pious, wary and resolute chief who suggested Saudi Arabia via a minefield of household difficulties, inter-Arab kinfolk and the decline of Soviet impact within the heart East. King Faisal maintained ties with either Egypt and the USA via Arab-Israeli wars and the 1973 Arab oil embargo, which revolutionized the area power marketplace. all through, he staked excessive hopes on cooperation with the USA, a dating that remains important to either nations' interests.

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