1923: Born, son of King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Ibn Saud), founder of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1945: Member of the Saudi delegation to the signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco
1953: Appointed first Minister of Education
1959: Led the Saudi delegation to the 32nd session of the League of Arab States in Casablanca, Morocco
1960: Led the Saudi delegation to the 33rd session of the League of Arab States in Lebanon
1962: Appointed Minister of the Interior
1965: Represented Saudi Arabia at the Cairo meeting of Arab heads of state
1967: Assumed position of Second Deputy Prime Minister

