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For more information and source, see on this link : | As king, he sought to modernize his nation, and lent financial and moral support to anti-Israeli efforts in the Middle East |
He later served as Saudi ambassador to the United Nations and in 1953 was made premier upon the ascension of his older brother, Saud.
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