at a ceremony Khalid succeeded to the throne on 25 March 1975 when King Faisal was
assassinated. he was in fact not a figurehead, but the final decision-maker on all major policy issues during his reign. Although he seemed to be reluctant to rule the country initially, he later warmed to the throne and displayed an apparent interest in improving the education, health-care and infrastructure of the country during his seven-year reign. The political power consolidation of the ruling family was intensified during his reign. However, King Khalid expanded the role of nonroyals in
bureaucracy without diminishing the roles of royal family members. which aimed to build up Saudi infrastructure and health care. which he had held since 1965. Saudi Arabia acquired full control of
Aramco in 1980 during his reign and the company was renamed as Saudi Aramco. and 63 rebels were executed on 9 January 1980 in eight different cities. The executions were decreed by King Khalid after the edict issued by ulemas. And ulema successfully pressed King Khalid to realize their intentions.
1979 Qatif Uprising In November 1979, Shiites in the
Eastern Province, particularly in
Qatif and in nearby villages, organized protests. Several demonstrators were arrested. However, the budget did not make any significant contribution to the services. Another significant event was the visit of Shah
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran to Riyadh on 28 April 1975. The visit was an indication of Saudi Arabia's support of the initiatives of
Anwar Sadat concerning peace settlement between the Arabs and Israel. Diplomatic relations with the
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen were reestablished in March 1976. It was a
secret organization with the participation of Egypt, France, Iran, Morocco and Saudi Arabia to eliminate the potential influence of
communism in the region. Immediately after this meeting Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi visited King Khalid on 11 January 1978 to discuss some topics related to the security of the region. The
Camp David accord which was signed by Egypt and Israel in September 1978 severely affected the Saudi–Egyptian alliance, and Saudi Arabia's diplomatic relations with Egypt were terminated following the Baghdad Conference in November 1978. King Khalid had been invited by
Queen Elizabeth II in June 1979, In addition, the British ambassador was expelled from Saudi Arabia for five months due to the broadcasting of the documentary on
ITV. King Khalid is reputed to have said he would be happy to discuss
falcons with her, but for all matters of administration she should talk to Crown Prince Fahd. Jimmy Carter in his memoirs stated that both King Khalid and then Crown Prince Fahd assured him of "their unequivocal support for Sadat", but they would realize no concrete move in this direction, at least not publicly.{{Cite journal|author1=Gregg Johnson|author2=Greg Lehman Just one week before his death King Khalid sent messages to the US President
Ronald Reagan and other world leaders on 6 June 1982 stating that a quick intervention was needed to stop the Israeli massacre in Lebanon referring to the
Israeli attacks against Palestinians in the country.{{cite journal|author=Carole Collins|title=Chronology of the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon June-August 1982 ==Views==