Public service as a prince (2 of 2)
| Date | Experience before becoming King |
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| 24th October, 1945 | Prince Fahd member of Saudi delegation at signing of UN charter |
| 1953 | Prince Fahd appointed first Minister of Education and charged with establishing a nationwide educational system |
| 1953 | Prince Fahd leads Saudi delegation to coronation of Queen Elizabeth II |
| 1959 | Prince Fahd heads Saudi delegation to 33rd session of League of Arab States in Casablanca, Morocco |
| 1962 | Prince Fahd appointed Minister of the Interior |
| 1965 | Prince Fahd represents Saudi Arabia at meeting of Arab Heads of State in Cairo, Egypt |
| 1967 | Prince Fahd appointed Second Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1967 | Prince Fahd visits France and meets with former President de Gaulle |
| 1970 | Kingdom’s first Five-Year Plan launched |
| 1970 | Prince Fahd leads Saudi delegation in talks with Britain on future of Arabian Gulf |
| 1974 | Prince Fahd makes first official visit to Washington. Saudi–US joint Commission on Economic Cooperation set up |
| 1975 | Prince Fahd attends OPEC Summit in Algeria |
| 1975 | Prince Fahd makes second visit to France |
| 25th March, 1975 | Khalid becomes King on the death of King Faisal |
| 1975 | Prince Fahd becomes Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1975 | Kingdom’s second Five-Year Plan launched |
| 19th May, 1977 | Crown Prince Fahd hosts talks with President Assad of Syria and President Sadat of Egypt in Riyadh |
| 23rd May, 1977 | Crown Prince Fahd visits US to discuss Middle East peace plan with President Jimmy Carter |
| March, 1979 | Crown Prince Fahd leads Saudi delegation to Arab Summit in Baghdad |
| 1980 | Kingdom’s third Five-Year Plan launched |
| August, 1981 | Fahd Plan for resolution of Arab–Israeli conflict published |
| November, 1981 | Fahd Plan is formally presented at the Arab Summit in Fez |
| 1981 | Crown Prince Fahd leads Saudi delegation to North–South Conference in Cancun, Mexico |
Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz |
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