King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is the head of the country's most popular to date. He had been named as Man of the Year 1974 version of TIME magazine, a leading mass media in the United States. However, the coronation was not due to Faisal favored the American public, but instead he is a person who never make dizzy the American government, almost making the country's crippled by the oil embargo initiated.His full name is Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman Ibn Faisal Al-Saud. He was born in April 1906. Faisal is the son of King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud dynasty founder Saudiyah in the Arabian Peninsula, and founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.Faisal is also a direct descendant of Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, the founder of religious thought Wahabiyah, through his mother. Wahabiyah is a movement of religious reformation and purification of Islam that became the main proponent of the King Abdul Aziz when establishing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Faisal education is primarily religious education. Among his family he was quite prominent. His first debut was a time in his teenage years, ie at the age of 13 years, Faisal chance to become the first person in her family who visited England and France, after World War I. There he was awarded the medal of St.. St. George and the medals.Michael from the King of England.At the age of 16 years Faisal believed to be the leader of an expedition to quell the rebellion of a tribe in Asir, Hejaz southern part. Then at age 19 years he served as commander of the troops who seized the city of Jeddah from the Hashemite tribe, a rival dynasty of Saudi Arabia.His father raised Faisal became Viceroy of the Hejaz in 1926. After that in 1930 he was appointed foreign minister. Faisal military career peaked in 1934 with a rapid promotion after winning Hoderida harbor during a brief war against Yemen.He went to the United States for the first time at the commencement of World War II.Faisal returned after the war ended in 1945. He participated in the founding of the United Nations (UN) in San Francisco on October 24, 1945 as the representative of Saudi Arabia.When his father, Abdul Aziz, died in 1953, named Saud Faisal's brother in his place.Saud Faisal became crown prince. A year later, in 1954, Faisal was appointed as Prime Minister.A severe financial crisis the government in 1958 encouraged the transfer of full administrative power to Faisal. Saud so only as a symbol.In 1964, Saud finally descended from his throne, replaced Faisal. The new king then enthusiastically work to unite the Islamic world and the Arab world, to become outstanding leaders in the Islamic world and the Arab world.One important role is also gave birth to the birth of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). It is driven by a strong desire to unite the Islamic world and strengthen the Muslim brotherhood.Faisal is known as a righteous king and very concerned about the welfare of its people.One of the first steps of the program for the welfare of its people Faisal is to'rumah' the people. This is because the majority of its people are the ones who have Badwi nomadic lifestyle (sedentary living) in the desert. Faisal argued this way of life is hard to make people prosperous.For that Faisal build infrastructure in the form of paved roads, adequate housing and job opportunities in various fields for all of his people. Faisal also made reforms in education. Women had not given the opportunity to enter school. Since the reign of Faisal encouraged women to school. "... For the first time we encourage girls to study in public schools," said King Faisal, as quoted by National Geographic magazine, January 1966 edition.With the establishment of modern asphalt roads in the deserts of Saudi Arabia in the desert then the journey becomes much shorter. An earlier trip to be taken 3-4 days to only 6-7 hours. Of course this was getting the wheels of the economy. The traffic became increasingly crowded. Buildings, apartments, and hotels stand in no time. The sight was so dominated the skies of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, and Riyadh.In the early days of government Faisal was also discovered new oil fields in Saudi Arabian waters, especially off the coast of the city of Dhahran. Penempuan is clearly positive impact on development programs launched by King Faisal. The discovery of black gold was confirming the promise of Allah in the Quran, "If a resident of a country faithful and righteous, God will lower the blessings of heaven and earth."Since then Saudi Arabia became the country with the largest petroleum resource in the world. The entire Middle East in 1968 produced 3.8 billion barrels per year, the largest in the world. Unexploited oil reserves are 248 billion barrels. Her nearest rival is the Africa that 42.5 billion barrels of oil reserves.Circumstances that make the countries in the Middle East region has a high bargaining power in the political economy of oil against the Soviet Union and America. This is called oil weapon, because oil consumption is the highest of industrialized countries, America, Japan and continental Europe.In the Six Day War between Arab countries against Israel in June 1967, Saudi Arabia does not involve the army. But the government of the country's high economic subsidies to Arab nations that fight against Israel, namely Egypt, Jordan and Syria.In the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the second major war between the Arabs of Israel, Saudi Arabia back to take a big role in funding the war. The war was called the Yom Kippur War because the war took place during the Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur.Sometimes called New Battle of Badr because it occurs during Ramadan.Thanks to the support, the Egyptian army which consists ari Ikwanul Muslim volunteers and regular army of Egypt produced a glorious victory. Israeli troops forced back from the east bank of the Suez Canal and forced back well from most of the Sinai Peninsula.This victory is also thanks to a great strategy. At the time of the Egyptian forces attacking from the west, at the same time, Iraqi and Jordanian troops attacked from the east, Syria and the Lebanese army from the north, as well as Palestinian militants from inside the cities in the occupied territories of Israel. Most of the costs of war are borne by Saudi Arabia.Because the United States and European industrialized countries known to be a full supporter of Israel, King Faisal, then use oil as a weapon of war. He led oil embargo on Western countries.As a result, industry and transportation in Western countries into chaos. Americans and Europeans long queue to get fuel. Fuel was rationed to Indonesia during the crisis. As a result, America was forced to suspend aid to Israel.To overcome the crisis of U.S. President Richard Nixon to intervene directly. He immediately went to King Faisal in the country in June 1974 and asked him to call for oil embargo and the cessation of the Arab-Israeli war. With full Izzah Raja Faisal said, "There will be no peace sebalum Israel return of Arab lands seized in 1967!" Nixon eventually return home with no results.The rejection was clearly made Americans feel furious. Secretly, they planned an operation to get rid of King Faisal. On March 25, 1975 Faisal's death, murdered by his own nephew in his palace. The official investigation claimed the killing was done alone.But many people believe, America was at war with the CIA for masterminding the murder.Farewell, O king of fair and courageous. May God put you together with the martyrs in His Garden. And Allaah knows best-bish shawab. (Great Personal / SHW).
