A report on Khalid of Saudi Arabia and Grand Mosque seizure

Saudi soldiers fighting their way into the Ka'aba underground beneath the Grand Mosque of Mecca, 1979.

Smoke rising from the Grand Mosque during the assault on the Marwa-Safa gallery, 1979.

Surviving insurgents in custody of Saudi authorities (c. 1979).

Prince Khalid (right) and Prince Faisal visiting the United States in 1943

King Khalid and Crown Prince Fahd at a ceremony

King Khalid praying at a mosque with Prince Abdullah

King Khalid with U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 27 October 1978

King Khalid with his grandchildren in the late 1970s

Falconry was an enjoyed pastime of King Khalid.

Following the attack, the Saudi King Khaled implemented a stricter enforcement of Shariah (Islamic law) and he gave the ulama and religious conservatives more power over the next decade, and the religious police became more assertive.

- Grand Mosque seizure

In 1979, a group of civilians seized the Grand Mosque of Mecca and sought but failed to kidnap Khalid.

- Khalid of Saudi Arabia

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General Intelligence Presidency

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Primary intelligence agency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The agency expanded its monitoring of internal threats after the 1979 capture of the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

The GIP's charter was changed by King Khaled bin Abdulaziz in 1982, by Royal Decree M-5, dated 19 December 1982, which set out its responsibilities, duties, and the limits of its activities.