Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud has died at the age of 90. After coming to power in 2005, he began to invest Saudi Arabia’s vast oil money into education and infrastructure projects. King Abdullah is also well known for destroying al Qaeda in the state, driving its remnants across the border or underground.
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