Non-Muslim world. Due to his utmost kind
heartedness and humbleness he is really
popular king among people from all over
the world. He is the World’s Richest
Politician in 2013 as his wealth booms up to
a grand $21 Billion in total where his oil
reserves play a major role in building up his
wealth to this stage.
He ascended to the throne on 1 August
2005 upon the death of his halfbrother, King Fahd.
Abdullah, like Fahd, is one of the many
sons of Ibn Saud, the founder of modern
Saudi Arabia. Abdullah has held important
political posts throughout most of his adult
life. In 1961 he became mayor of Mecca,
his first public office.[6]And, in 1962, he was
appointed commander of the Saudi Arabian
National Guard, a post he was still holding
when he became king.