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 "label": {
  "ar": "فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود",
  "en": "Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud",
  "ur": "فہد بن عبدالعزیز آل سعود"
 },
 "summary": {
  "ar": "خامس ملوك المملكة العربية السعودية (1982–2005) وأكبر «السديريين السبعة» أبناء الملك عبد العزيز من حصة بنت أحمد السديري؛ وزير المعارف (1953–1962) ثم وزير الداخلية (1962–1975) ثم ولي العهد (1975–1982)؛ اتخذ لقب «خادم الحرمين الشريفين» سنة 1986 وأصدر النظام الأساسي للحكم سنة 1992، وبعد إصابته بجلطة سنة 1995 صار ولي عهده عبد الله الحاكم الفعلي حتى وفاته في الرياض في 1 أغسطس 2005.",
  "en": "Fifth King of Saudi Arabia (r. 1982–2005) and the eldest of the Sudairi Seven, the sons of King Abdulaziz by Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi. He was Minister of Education (1953–1962), Interior Minister (1962–1975) and Crown Prince (1975–1982); as king he adopted the title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in 1986 and introduced the Basic Law of Governance in 1992. After his stroke in 1995 Crown Prince Abdullah governed in practice until Fahd's death at Riyadh on 1 August 2005.",
  "ur": "سعودی عرب کے پانچویں بادشاہ (1982ء–2005ء) اور شاہ عبد العزیز اور حصہ بنت احمد السدیری کے بیٹوں «سدیری سبعہ» میں سب سے بڑے؛ وزیر تعلیم (1953ء–1962ء)، وزیر داخلہ (1962ء–1975ء) اور ولی عہد (1975ء–1982ء) رہے؛ 1986ء میں «خادم الحرمین الشریفین» کا لقب اختیار کیا اور 1992ء میں نظام اساسی برائے حکمرانی جاری کیا؛ 1995ء میں فالج کے بعد ولی عہد عبداللہ عملی حکمران بن گئے اور فہد 1 اگست 2005ء کو ریاض میں وفات پا گئے۔"
 },
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 "span": {
  "earliest": 1920.9996782959267,
  "latest": 2005.584577369798
 },
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  "start": {
   "edtf": "1921",
   "calendar": "gregorian",
   "precision": "year",
   "status": "debated",
   "derived": true,
   "note": "Birth year disputed across the sources: the English article's lead gives only '1920, 1921 or 1923', its categories file him under births in 1920, and the Urdu article files him under both 1920 and 1921 births, while Wikidata carries all three years. The Arabic article's infobox, citing a book by Fahd bin Abdullah al-Samari and Nasir bin Muhammad al-Juhaimi, gives 16 March 1921 paired with 1340 AH, but that pairing does not convert — 16 March 1921 falls in 1339 AH by tabular conversion — so neither the day nor a Hijri year is recorded from it. Born at Riyadh (English and Arabic articles); the museum has no place entity for Riyadh, so no born_in relation is written. The year 1921 is followed as the year given by the Arabic article's date.",
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   "edtf": "2005-08-01",
   "hijri": "1426",
   "calendar": "gregorian",
   "precision": "day",
   "status": "historical",
   "derived": true,
   "note": "Died at Riyadh on 1 August 2005 (English and Arabic articles; Wikidata gives the same date). The Hijri year is a tabular conversion of the Gregorian date. The museum has no place entity for Riyadh, so no died_in relation is written.",
   "sources": [
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   {
    "value": "Fahd bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud",
    "kind": "full"
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   {
    "value": "فهد بن عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود",
    "kind": "full"
   },
   {
    "value": "Fahd of Saudi Arabia",
    "kind": "regnal"
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  "born": {
   "edtf": "1921",
   "calendar": "gregorian",
   "precision": "year",
   "status": "debated",
   "derived": true,
   "note": "Birth year disputed across the sources: the English article's lead gives only '1920, 1921 or 1923', its categories file him under births in 1920, and the Urdu article files him under both 1920 and 1921 births, while Wikidata carries all three years. The Arabic article's infobox, citing a book by Fahd bin Abdullah al-Samari and Nasir bin Muhammad al-Juhaimi, gives 16 March 1921 paired with 1340 AH, but that pairing does not convert — 16 March 1921 falls in 1339 AH by tabular conversion — so neither the day nor a Hijri year is recorded from it. Born at Riyadh (English and Arabic articles); the museum has no place entity for Riyadh, so no born_in relation is written. The year 1921 is followed as the year given by the Arabic article's date.",
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   "edtf": "2005-08-01",
   "hijri": "1426",
   "calendar": "gregorian",
   "precision": "day",
   "status": "historical",
   "derived": true,
   "note": "Died at Riyadh on 1 August 2005 (English and Arabic articles; Wikidata gives the same date). The Hijri year is a tabular conversion of the Gregorian date. The museum has no place entity for Riyadh, so no died_in relation is written.",
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  "gender": "male",
  "roles": [
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    "value": "unknown",
    "basis": "unknown",
    "note": "FLAGGED for the founder. No source names a school for him: no article text states one, neither the English nor the Arabic infobox has a religion field, and Wikidata's religion (P140) value is Islam only. A Sunni reading rests on category filings alone — the Arabic article files him under 'Saudi Sunni Muslims' (مسلمون سنة سعوديون) and the Urdu stub under 'Saudi Sunni Muslims' (سعودی سنی مسلم) — and filings never attest. His adoption of the title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is an office he held, which never counts (headship line). This is the same configuration as Faisal bin Abdulaziz (wave 83, FLAGGED on a filing alone) and weaker than a text attestation in every respect; under the doubt rule the school is left unclassified and the reading is preserved here.",
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  "provenance": {
   "layer": "own-research",
   "source": "Wikipedia (English), revision 1371397744 of 26 August 2026; Wikipedia (Arabic), revision 76623380 of 18 September 2026; Wikipedia (Urdu), revision 11671458 of 22 July 2026; Wikidata item Q183187, revision 2558582584 of 19 October 2026 — each article fetched by its recorded revision id and asserted equal to it; Wikidata read via its API at the recorded item revision (all read 27 October 2026). No prior museum record: name-fragment, biography, provenance and QID checks across data/person/ found only other people.",
   "generated_by": "Muse (Muse Spark 1.3)",
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  "ar": {
   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "نشأته ومناصبه قبل الملك",
     "markdown": "هو أكبر «السديريين السبعة»، أبناء الملك عبد العزيز من حصة بنت أحمد السديري. كان أول وزير للمعارف في بلاده (1953–1962)، ثم وزيرًا للداخلية (1962–1975)، ثم وليًا للعهد ونائبًا لرئيس مجلس الوزراء سنة 1975 في عهد أخيه الملك خالد، وكان في سنوات خالد الأخيرة الحاكم الفعلي للمملكة. {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "عهده",
     "markdown": "صار ملكًا في 13 يونيو 1982. وفي سنة 1986 اتخذ لقب «خادم الحرمين الشريفين» بدلًا من «صاحب الجلالة»، وفي سنة 1992 أصدر النظام الأساسي للحكم، أول إطار مكتوب لنظام الحكم في المملكة. وفي سنة 1995 أُصيب بجلطة منهكة لم يعد معها قادرًا على أداء مهامه كاملة، فتولى ولي عهده عبد الله إدارة شؤون البلاد فعليًا حتى وفاة الملك. {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en} {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ur}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "وفاته",
     "markdown": "توفي الملك فهد في الرياض في 1 أغسطس 2005، وخلفه في الملك أخوه ولي العهد عبد الله بن عبد العزيز. {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en} {cite:wikidata-fahd-bin-abdulaziz}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "ملاحظة على السجل",
     "markdown": "لا يُسمّي أي مصدر مدرسة دينية للملك فهد: فلا متن المقالة الإنجليزية ولا متن العربية يذكر مذهبًا له، ولا يحمل صندوق معلومات أيٍّ منهما حقلًا للدين، وقيمة الدين في ويكيداتا هي «الإسلام» إجمالًا. وأما القراءة السنية فتستند إلى التصنيفات وحدها — تصنيف المقالة العربية له في «مسلمون سنة سعوديون» وتصنيف الأردية في «سعودی سنی مسلم» — والتصنيفات لا تشهد؛ ولقبه «خادم الحرمين الشريفين» منصبٌ تولاه لا شهادة انتماء شخصي. لذا يبقى مذهبه في هذا السجل «غير معروف» مع حفظ القراءة السنية هنا. {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ar} {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ur} {cite:wikidata-fahd-bin-abdulaziz}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "المصادر",
     "markdown": "- {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ar}\n- {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en}\n- {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ur}\n- {cite:wikidata-fahd-bin-abdulaziz}"
    }
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    "lang": "ar",
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   "updated": "2026-10-27"
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   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "Early life and offices before the throne",
     "markdown": "He was the eldest of the Sudairi Seven, the sons of King Abdulaziz by Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi. He was his country's first Minister of Education (1953–1962), then Interior Minister (1962–1975), then Crown Prince and deputy prime minister from 1975 under his brother King Khalid, during whose later years Fahd was the kingdom's de facto leader. {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Reign",
     "markdown": "He became king on 13 June 1982. In 1986 he adopted the title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in place of \"His Majesty\", and in 1992 he introduced the Basic Law of Governance, the kingdom's first written framework of government. In 1995 he suffered a debilitating stroke after which he could no longer perform his full duties, and Crown Prince Abdullah ran the country in practice until the king's death. {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en} {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ur}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Death",
     "markdown": "King Fahd died at Riyadh on 1 August 2005 and was succeeded by his brother, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en} {cite:wikidata-fahd-bin-abdulaziz}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Note on the record",
     "markdown": "No source names a religious school for King Fahd: neither the English nor the Arabic article's text states one, neither infobox carries a religion field, and Wikidata's religion value is Islam only. A Sunni reading rests on category filings alone — the Arabic article files him under \"Saudi Sunni Muslims\" and the Urdu stub under \"Saudi Sunni Muslims\" (سعودی سنی مسلم) — and filings do not attest; his title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is an office he held, not a personal attestation. His school is therefore recorded as unknown, with the Sunni reading preserved here. {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ar} {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ur} {cite:wikidata-fahd-bin-abdulaziz}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Sources",
     "markdown": "- {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ar}\n- {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en}\n- {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ur}\n- {cite:wikidata-fahd-bin-abdulaziz}"
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   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "ابتدائی زندگی اور مناصب",
     "markdown": "وہ شاہ عبد العزیز اور حصہ بنت احمد السدیری کے بیٹوں «سدیری سبعہ» میں سب سے بڑے تھے۔ اپنے ملک کے پہلے وزیر تعلیم (1953ء–1962ء)، پھر وزیر داخلہ (1962ء–1975ء)، پھر اپنے بھائی شاہ خالد کے عہد میں 1975ء سے ولی عہد رہے، اور خالد کے آخری برسوں میں مملکت کے عملی حکمران تھے۔ {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "دور حکومت",
     "markdown": "13 جون 1982ء کو بادشاہ بنے۔ 1986ء میں «خادم الحرمین الشریفین» کا لقب اختیار کیا اور 1992ء میں نظام اساسی برائے حکمرانی جاری کیا۔ 1995ء میں فالج کے بعد وہ اپنے پورے فرائض انجام نہ دے سکے تو ولی عہد عبداللہ نے بادشاہ کی وفات تک ملک کا انتظام عملی طور پر سنبھالا۔ اردو مقالہ انھیں خلیجی جنگ میں امریکہ کا اتحادی بتاتا ہے جس نے امریکی اڈوں کی اجازت دی۔ {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en} {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ur}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "وفات",
     "markdown": "شاہ فہد 1 اگست 2005ء کو ریاض میں وفات پا گئے اور ان کے بھائی ولی عہد عبداللہ بن عبدالعزیز ان کے جانشین بنے۔ {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en} {cite:wikidata-fahd-bin-abdulaziz}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "ریکارڈ پر نوٹ",
     "markdown": "کوئی ماخذ شاہ فہد کے لیے کوئی مذہبی مکتب بیان نہیں کرتا: نہ انگریزی اور نہ عربی مقالے کا متن کوئی مذہب بیان کرتا ہے، کسی صندوقِ معلومات میں مذہب کا خانہ نہیں، اور ویکی ڈیٹا کی مذہبی قدر صرف اسلام ہے۔ سنی قرأت صرف زمرہ بندیوں پر قائم ہے — عربی مقالہ انھیں «مسلمون سنة سعوديون» اور اردو مختصر «سعودی سنی مسلم» میں درج کرتا ہے — اور زمرہ بندیاں گواہی نہیں ہوتیں؛ ان کا لقب «خادم الحرمین الشریفین» ایک منصب ہے، ذاتی وابستگی کی گواہی نہیں۔ لہٰذا ان کا مذہب «نامعلوم» درج ہے اور سنی قرأت یہاں محفوظ ہے۔ {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ar} {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ur} {cite:wikidata-fahd-bin-abdulaziz}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "مآخذ",
     "markdown": "- {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ar}\n- {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-en}\n- {cite:wikipedia-fahd-bin-abdulaziz-ur}\n- {cite:wikidata-fahd-bin-abdulaziz}"
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