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The ruling National Front coalition has been weakened by dissent against Abdullah, who has seen his authority erode rapidly since the March vote.

However, Abdullah will be remembered as someone who survived the wave of change, propped up by "black gold", in his own kingdom by distributing largesse and repression and helped to reverse the prospect of democracy in the Arab world.

In June 2014 Abdullah joined the anti-Islamic State international coalition to ward off increasing suspicion of Saudi sponsorship of radical jihadi groups in Syria.

Months before his death, Abdullah may have been alarmed by sensational stories about his daughters allegedly imprisoned in the palace.

However, Abdullah was perhaps the first Saudi ruler to seek a new legitimacy, this time emanating from serving the people rather than simply applying divine law.

Saudi Arabia provided intelligence information before the 7/7 London bombing, Abdullah said, but London failed to act, according to the monarch.

Abdullah had proposed peace in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 borders, pressed for the right of return for Palestinian refugees, and called for a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Many Saudis had urged Abdullah to initiate change on social, educational, youth and economic issues when he was crown prince, and a minority considered these problems a consequence of the limited opportunities for political participation.

Unable to bring about political reforms at home, Abdullah staked his reputation on influencing regional politics.

Abdullah Elshamy, one of the al-Jazeera Arabic journalists detained without charge since August, has been on hunger-strike for nine days to draw attention to his plight.

Meanwhile, Malaysia's ruling party held a first round of meetings to determine whether to keep the prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, as head of the party after the March electoral setback.