Rabat- King Abdullah Bin Abdulziz Al Saoud of Saudi Arabia died on Thursday night, according to Reuters. He was 91.
"His Highness Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who passed away at exactly 1 a.m. this morning," Saudi state television said in a statement.
The late Saudi King came to power in 2005 after the death of his brother King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz.
Abdullah's successor is Salman bin Abdulaziz, his 79-year-old half-brother, who has been Crown Prince and Defense Minister since 2012.
The Saudi family's Allegiance Council paid allegiance to Muqrin as his crown prince and heir.