King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

E293868

King of Saudi Arabia human

King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the fourth King of Saudi Arabia, ruling from 1975 to 1982 and overseeing significant modernization and development of the kingdom.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud canonical	5
King Khalid of Saudi Arabia	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1918135 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Context triple: [King Khalid International Airport, namedAfter, King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]

A. King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the reformist King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975, known for modernizing the kingdom, asserting oil power internationally, and strengthening its Islamic and diplomatic influence.
B. Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the second King of Saudi Arabia, ruling from 1953 to 1964 and overseeing a period of early oil-fueled modernization and internal political tension.
C. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, known for cautious social and economic reforms and a prominent role in regional and international diplomacy.
D. Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005, known for overseeing major modernization efforts and maintaining close ties with Western countries, particularly the United States.
E. Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud
Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud is a Saudi prince and businessman, known as a son of the late King Fahd and for having held influential governmental and media-related positions in Saudi Arabia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Target entity description: King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the fourth King of Saudi Arabia, ruling from 1975 to 1982 and overseeing significant modernization and development of the kingdom.

A. King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the reformist King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975, known for modernizing the kingdom, asserting oil power internationally, and strengthening its Islamic and diplomatic influence.
B. Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the second King of Saudi Arabia, ruling from 1953 to 1964 and overseeing a period of early oil-fueled modernization and internal political tension.
C. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, known for cautious social and economic reforms and a prominent role in regional and international diplomacy.
D. Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005, known for overseeing major modernization efforts and maintaining close ties with Western countries, particularly the United States.
E. Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud
Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al Saud is a Saudi prince and businessman, known as a son of the late King Fahd and for having held influential governmental and media-related positions in Saudi Arabia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Saudi Arabia ⓘ human ⓘ
branchOfReligion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
citizenship	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
country	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
dynasty	House of Saud ⓘ
era	late 20th century Middle East politics ⓘ
familyName	House of Saud ⓘ surface form: Al Saud
father	Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal Al Saud ⓘ surface form: King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
foreignPolicy	strengthened ties with the United States ⓘ supported Arab and Islamic causes ⓘ
fullName	Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ
givenName	Khalid ⓘ
headOfGovernmentOf	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
headOfStateOf	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
implemented	development plans funded by oil revenues ⓘ
knownFor	conservative domestic policies ⓘ emphasis on Islamic identity in governance ⓘ expansion of the welfare state in Saudi Arabia ⓘ large-scale infrastructure projects ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
memberOf	House of Saud ⓘ
monarchOf	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
mother	Al Jawhara bint Musaed Al Jiluwi ⓘ
notableEventDuringReign	1979 Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca ⓘ 1979 Iranian Revolution context ⓘ oil boom of the 1970s ⓘ
ordinalInOffice	4 ⓘ
oversaw	economic development of Saudi Arabia ⓘ expansion of education in Saudi Arabia ⓘ expansion of religious institutions in Saudi Arabia ⓘ healthcare development in Saudi Arabia ⓘ infrastructure expansion in Saudi Arabia ⓘ modernization of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
policyFocus	managing oil wealth for national development ⓘ stability and continuity after King Faisal's assassination ⓘ
positionHeld	Khalid of Saudi Arabia ⓘ surface form: King of Saudi Arabia
predecessor	King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ
reignEnd	1982 ⓘ
reignStart	1975 ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
royalHouse	House of Saud ⓘ surface form: Al Saud
style	His Majesty The King ⓘ surface form: His Majesty
successor	King Fahd of Saudi Arabia ⓘ surface form: King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
title	Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Khalid International Airport → namedAfter → King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

Al Oud Cemetery → notableBurial → King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

RUH → namedAfter → King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

OERK → namedAfter → King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud → successor → King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud → monarchDuringReign → King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Khalid of Saudi Arabia

King Khalid Air Base → namedAfter → King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ