10 Assassinations That Changed the World

7.Faisal of Saudi Arabia

Faisal was the king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975.  He is largely credited with fixing the finances of the country and for instituting the modernization that would turn the kingdom into an influential power in the world. On March 5, 1975, he was shot by Faisal bin Musaid who was his nephew.

Faisal of Saudi Arabia