Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Saud
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King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Saud (born 1924) was the King of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until he passed away on the 23 January 2015.[1]
His successor is his half-brother, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.[2]
Britain's response to his death
How Britain reacted to King Abdullah's death caused a great amount of anger in the country. In tribute to him, 'flags were lowered to half-mast on government buildings in Whitehall - as well as Buckingham Palace and Westminister Abbey' and Prince Charles and prime minister David Cameron flew to Riyadh to 'pay their respects'. Saudi Arabia have been accused of many human rights issues, including the imprisonment and punishment of 1,000 lashes for Saudi activist Raid Badawi, for supposedly ridiculing religion figures in 2014.[3]
External resources
- Abeer Allam, Saudi ‘Royal gift’ fails to woo activists, Financial Times, 23 July 2011.
Notes
- ↑ Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington DC, 8 March 2011.
- ↑ Ian Black Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dies at 90 Guardian, 23 January 2015, accessed 4 February 2015
- ↑ Brian Whitaker, Grovelling in Riyadh Spinwatch, 24 January 2015, accessed 9 February 2015
