List of rulers of Saudi Arabia
This is a list of rulers of Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula That belongs to Sheikh Saud I
King of Saudi Arabia | |
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ملك المملكة العربية السعودية | |
Incumbent | |
Salman since 23 January 2015 | |
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Style | The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
Heir apparent | Mohammad bin Salman |
First monarch | Muhammad bin Saud |
Formation | 1744 |
Residence | King’s Palace, Riyadh[1] |
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House of Saud Founder (1720)
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Saud I
| 1640-1725 | 1720 | 1725 | Founder of the ruling family of Saudi Arabia in the Arabian Peninsula | Saud |
List Of Imams (1727-1891)
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Muhammad I
| 1692–1765 | 1727 | 1765 | Founder of the Saudi State and the Saud dynasty | Saud | |
Abdulaziz I
| 1721–1803 | 1765 | 1803^‡ | The second ruler of the First Saudi State and son of Muhammad bin Saud | Saud | |
Saud II
| 1748–1814 | 1803 | 1814 | He created the largest Arabian empire in the last 1300 years | Saud | |
Abdullah I
| 1785–1818 | 1814 | 1818 | He was the last ruler of the First Saudi State and was executed by the Ottomans | Saud |
Emirate Of Nejd (1823-1891)
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Turki I
| 1755 – 1834 | 1823 | 1834^‡ | Founder of the Second Saudi State | Saud | |
Mishari I
| 1786 – 1834 | 1834 | 1834^‡ | Saud | ||
Faisal I
| 1785 – 1865 | 1834 | 1838 | Son of Imam Turki | Saud | |
Khalid I
| ؟ - 1861 | 1838 | 1841 | Saud | ||
Abdullah II
| ؟ – 1843 | 1841 | 1843 | Saud | ||
Faisal I
| 1785 – 1865 | 1843 | 1865 | son of Imam Turki | Saud | |
Abdullah III
| 1831 – 1889 | 1865 | 1871 (First term.) | son of Imam Faisal | Saud | |
Saud III
| ؟ – 1874 | 1871 | 1871 (First term.) | Saud | ||
Abdullah III
| 1831 – 1889 | 1871 | 1873 (Second term.) | son of Imam Faisal | Saud | |
Saud III
| ؟ – 1874 | 1873 | 1875 (Second term.) | Saud | ||
AbdulRahman I
| 1850–1928 | 1875 | 1876 (First term.) | father of Ibn Saud, who founded the modern Saudi Arabia | Saud | |
Abdullah III
| 1831 – 1889 | 1876 | 1889 (Third term.) | son of Imam Faisal | Saud | |
AbdulRahman I
| 1850–1928 | 1889 | 1891 (Second term.) | son of imam Faisal | Saud |
List of Kings (1921–present)
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Ibn Saud
| 9 November 1953 (aged 78) | 15 January 1875 –2 November 1921 (aged 46) | 9 November 1953 | Sultan of Nejd (1921–1927) King of Hejaz (1926–1932) King of Nejd (1927–1932) King of Saudi Arabia (22 September 1932) | Saud | |
Saud IV
| 23 February 1969 (aged 67) | 12 January 1902 –9 November 1953 (aged 51) | 2 November 1964 (abdicated) | Son of Ibn Saud and Wadhah bint Muhammad bin 'Aqab | Saud | |
Faisal II
| 25 March 1975 (aged 68) | 14 April 1906 –2 November 1964 (aged 58) | 25 March 1975^‡ | Son of Ibn Saud and Tarfa bint Abduallah bin Abdulateef al Sheekh | Saud | |
Khalid II
| 13 June 1982 (aged 69) | 13 February 1913 –25 March 1975 (aged 62) | 13 June 1982 | Son of Ibn Saud and Al Jawhara bint Musaed bin Jiluwi | Saud | |
Fahd I
| 16 March 1921 – 1 August 2005 (aged 84) | 13 June 1982 (aged 61) | 1 August 2005 | Son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | Saud | |
Abdullah IV
| 23 January 2015 (aged 90) | 1 August 1924 –1 August 2005 (aged 81) | 23 January 2015 | Son of Ibn Saud and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim | Saud | |
Salman I
| 31 December 1935 | 23 January 2015 (aged 79) | Incumbent | Son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | Saud |
Standard of the Kingdom
The Royal Standard consists of a green flag, with an Arabic inscription and a sword featured in white, and with the national emblem embroidered in gold in the lower right canton of the year 1973.
- Royal Standard of the King
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The script on the flag is written in the Thuluth script. It is the shahada or Islamic declaration of faith:
- لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله
- lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muhammadun rasūlu-llāh
- There is no other god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.[2]
- Royal Standard of the King (1938-1953)
(Ratio: 1:1) - Royal Standard of the King (1953-1964)
(Ratio: 1:1) - Royal Standard of the King (1964-1973)
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See also
References
^‡ assassinated.
- "Kings of the World – Rich Living Monarchs and their Royal Residences". Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- "About Saudi Arabia: Facts and figures". The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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