caption father predecessor successor succession house mother birth_place death_date monarch|name death_place religion birth_date spouse image article_title reign
faisal in may 1971 king abdulaziz saud khalid king of saudi arabia house of saud tarfa bint abdullah bin abdulateef al sheikh riyadh , emirate of riyadh 25 march 1975 faisal saudi arabia islam 14 april 1906 sultana al kabir haya bint turki al turki iffat al-thunayan bint ahmed al sudairi al jawhara bint saud king welcoming 05-27-1971 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg border faisal of saudi arabia on on arrival ceremony faisal of saudi arabia
 2 november 1964 -- 25 march 1975
faisal of saudi arabia

faisal bin abdulaziz al saud -lrb- '' '' ; 14 april 1906 -- 25 march 1975 -rrb- was king of saudi arabia from 1964 to 1975 .
as king , he is credited with rescuing the country 's finances and implementing a policy of modernization and reform , while his main foreign policy themes were pan-islamism , anti-communism , and pro-palestinian nationalism .
he successfully stabilized the kingdom 's bureaucracy and his reign had significant popularity among saudis .
in 1975 , he was assassinated by his nephew faisal bin musaid .
