King Abdullah: 1924-2015

King Abdullah: 1924-2015

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrives at Heathrow Airport in west London October 29, 2007. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

President Barack Obama meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud sits before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Royal Palace in Jeddah September 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah speaks with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Riyadh airport March 11, 2009. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud speaks with French President Francois Hollande after their meeting at the Saudi Royal palace in Riyadh December 29, 2013. REUTERS/Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud waits before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (not pictured) at his desert encampment in Rawdat al-Khuraim January 5, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud talk before a meeting at the King's desert encampment in Rawdat al-Khuraim January 5, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/P

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah attends the opening session of the Arab summit in Doha March 30, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah review a military guard of honor at the Chancellery in Berlin November 7, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah chats with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on his arrival at Riyadh airport January 13, 2009. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz hold hands with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a dinner prior to the start of the General Assembly Meeting of the Culture of Peace, at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, November 11, 2008. REUTERS/UN Photo/Evan Schneider/Handout

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (4th L) is pictured after receiving the "King Faisal International Prize" from Saudi King Abdullah in Riyadh March 9, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah walks next to Spain's King Juan Carlos after his arrival at Madrid's Barajas airport July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Zipi/Pool

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah walks next to Spain's King Juan Carlos after his arrival at Madrid's Barajas airport July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Zipi/Pool

President George W. Bush sips his tea with Saudi King Abdullah during his visit to Al Janadriyah Farm in Al Janadriyah, Saudi Arabia January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah rides in a carriage as he leaves Horse Guards, London, after a ceremonial welcome October 30, 2007. REUTERS/Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah prays with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Kaabah in Mecca December 8, 2005. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrive for a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London October 30, 2007. REUTERS/John Stillwell/Pool

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is greeted by Pope Benedict XVI on his arrival for their meeting at the Vatican November 6, 2007. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Abdul Aziz walks past Malaysian Royal Guards after an official welcoming ceremony in Kuala Lumpur January 30, 2006. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim

King Abdullah waves as he arrives to open a conference in Riyadh, Feburary 5, 2005. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim