Talk:Fahd of Saudia Arabia

Pronunciation of 'Fahd'?[edit]

Or what is an acceptable pronunciation in English? Both 'Fard' and 'Fuh-HARD' are heard.

We need the name of his Queen, she needs to be added to the List of cancer patients (In 1996, the Queen of Saudi Arabia went to Phoenix, Arizona to receive cancer treatment)

Antonio Will the real Antonio please stand up? Martin

Wahhabi islam? There isn't such a thing.

Response: oh yeah there is.

prime minister?[edit]

How can someone be their own prime minister? Is this a linguistic issue, or did he give himself the title for its cachet? BillyL 0701, 03/04/05

It was a tradition, before Fahd became the king, that the crown prince is the prime minister. When Fahd was the crown prince, he was also the prime minister. When he became the king, he remained the prime minister. -- Eagle 20:24, May 27, 2005 (UTC)

Also, Faisal was the PM as well as the king, making him an absolute ruler. It may be basically because he was only the PM before Ulema permitted him to take over the throne. -- Eagle^a^mⁿ 14:35, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)

Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy, King fahd can declare himself Taoiseach, if he so pleases. Klonimus 08:27, 1 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

...and the political regime has always been an absolute monarchy...although of course the air force is run by UK forces

The wonders of the wikipedia[edit]

I heard about his death on the BBC at 342 EDT, and decided to come on to update, and I was beat to it. This is why, if I may say so, the Wikipedia will ultimatly win.

Well, even worse, I live in Saudi Arabia, and I didn't know about it until now, when I read about his death in this article! -- Eagle^a^mⁿ 08:18, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

Allah, forgive him and show mercy to him Qatarson 09:29, 1 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]