The assassination of King Faisal

Published: Dec. 19, 2023, 10 a.m.

On 25 March 1975, Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Faisal was murdered, shot by his nephew as he bent to kiss him as a greeting.

The king\u2019s oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani was standing beside him when the gun went off.

In 2017, Ahmed\u2019s daughter, Dr Mai Yamani, told Louise Hidalgo of her father\u2019s pain at witnessing the death.

(Photo: King Faisal in 1967. Credit: Pierre Manevy/Getty Images)