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King of Saudi Arabia
ملك المملكة العربية السعودية
Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia
Incumbent
Salman
since 23 January 2015
Details
StyleThe Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Heir presumptiveMohammad bin Salman Al Saud
First monarchSaud I
Formation1720
ResidenceAl-Yamamah Palace
(Riyadh)
Al-Safa Palace
(Mecca)
Al-Salam Palace
(Jeddah)
Tayibah Palace
(Medina)
Al-Aziziya Palace
(Dammam)
Websitehttps://houseofsaud.com/
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This is a list of rulers of Saudi Arabia, a kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula.

Sheikhdom of Diriyah

Main article: Sheikhdom of Diriyah
  • 1446–1727 Sheikhdom of Diriyah
NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Saud I
  • سعود الأول
1640
–
1725		17201725
(death by natural causes)		Eponymous ancestor of the House of Saud
Son of Emir Muhammad bin Muqrin		Muqrin

First Saudi State

Main article: Emirate of Diriyah
  • 1727-1818 Emirate of Diriyah
NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Muhammad bin Saud
  • Muhammad I of Saudi Arabia
  • محمد بن سعود آل مقرن
1687–176517271765Founder of the Saudi State
Son of Saud I		SaudMuhammad bin Saud
Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad
  • عبد العزيز بن محمد آل سعود
1721–180317651803Son of Imam Muhammad ISaud
Saud bin Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad
  • سعود
1748–181418031814Son of Imam Abdulaziz I.Saud
Abdullah bin Saud
  • عبد الله بن سعود آل سعود
1785–181818141818Last ruler of the First Saudi State, executed by the Ottomans.
Son of Imam Saud II.		SaudAbdullah bin Saud

Second Saudi State

Main article: Emirate of Nejd
  • 1823-1891 Emirate of Nejd
NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Turki bin Abdullah
  • ترکي بن عبدالله بن محمد
1755 – 183418231834^‡Founder of the Second Saudi State
Grandson of Muhammad I		Saud
Mishari
  • مشاري الأول
1786 – 183418341834^‡Son of Imam Turki ISaud
Faisal bin Turki
  • فيصل بن تركي بن عبد الله آل سعود
1785 – 186518341838
(First term.)		Son of Imam TurkiSaud
Khalid I
  • خالد الأول
؟ - 186118381841Son of Imam Abdulaziz ISaud
Abdullah II
  • عبد الله الثاني
؟ – 184318411843Son of Imam Saud IISaud
Faisal bin Turki
  • فيصل بن تركي بن عبد الله آل سعود
1785 – 186518431865
(Second term.)		Son of Imam TurkiSaud
Abdullah III
  • عبد الله الثالث
1831 – 188918651871
(First term.)		Son of Imam FaisalSaud
Saud III
  • سعود الثالث
؟ – 187418711871
(First term.)		Son of Imam Abdullah ISaud
Abdullah III
  • عبد الله الثالث
1831 – 188918711873
(Second term.)		Son of Imam FaisalSaud
Saud III
  • سعود الثالث
؟ – 187418731875
(Second term.)		Son of Imam Abdullah ISaud
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
  • عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود
1850–192818751876
(First term.)		Son of Imam Faisal ISaudAbdul Rahman bin Faisal
Abdullah III
  • عبد الله الثالث
1831 – 188918761889
(Third term.)		Son of Imam FaisalSaud
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
  • عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود
1850–192818891891
(Second term.)		Son of Imam Faisal ISaudAbdul Rahman bin Faisal

Third Saudi State (1902–present)

Main article: Third Saudi State This section is transcluded from King of Saudi Arabia. (edit | history)
NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia
  • Ibn Saud
  • عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود
(1875-01-15)15 January 1875 –
9 November 1953(1953-11-09) (aged 78)		13 January 19029 November 1953
(death by natural causes)		Reign established by conquest
Son of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal and Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi		SaudIbn Saud of Saudi Arabia
Saud of Saudi Arabia
  • سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود
(1902-01-15)15 January 1902 –
23 February 1969(1969-02-23) (aged 67)		9 November 1953 (aged 51)2 November 1964
(abdicated)		Son of King Abdulaziz and Wadha bint Muhammad Al OrairSaudSaud of Saudi Arabia
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
  • فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود
(1906-04-14)14 April 1906 –
25 March 1975(1975-03-25) (aged 68)		2 November 1964 (aged 58)25 March 1975
(assassinated)		Son of King Abdulaziz and Tarfa bint Abdullah Al SheikhSaudFaisal of Saudi Arabia
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
  • خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود
(1913-02-13)13 February 1913 –
13 June 1982(1982-06-13) (aged 69)		25 March 1975 (aged 62)13 June 1982 (death by natural causes)Son of King Abdulaziz and Al Jawhara bint Musaed bin Jiluwi Al SaudSaudKhalid of Saudi Arabia
Fahd of Saudi Arabia
  • فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود
16 March 1920 – 1 August 2005 (aged 85)13 June 1982 (aged 62)1 August 2005 (death by natural causes)Son of King Abdulaziz and Hussa bint Ahmed Al SudairiSaudFahd of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
  • عبد الله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود
(1924-08-01)1 August 1924 –
23 January 2015(2015-01-23) (aged 90)		1 August 2005 (aged 81)23 January 2015 (death by natural causes)Son of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al ShuraimSaudAbdullah of Saudi Arabia
Salman of Saudi Arabia
  • سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود
 (1935-12-31) 31 December 1935 (age 89)23 January 2015 (aged 79)IncumbentSon of King Abdulaziz and Hussa bint Ahmed Al SudairiSaudSalman of Saudi Arabia

Genealogy

Family tree of Saudi monarchs
Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin
1640–1726
ThunayyanMuhammad
1687–1765
Emir of Diriyah
r. 1744–1765		FarhanMishari
IbrahimAbdulaziz
1720–1803
Emir of Diriyah
r. 1765–1803		Abdullah
1725–1812
ThunayyanSaud
1748–1814
Emir of Diriyah
r. 1803–1814		Turki
1755–1834
Emir of Nejd
r. 1819–1820, r. 1823–1834
Abdullah
d. 1843
Emir of Nejd
r. 1841–1843		Abdullah
d. 1819
Emir of Diriyah
r. 1814–1818		Mishari
1786–1834
Emir of Nejd
r. 1834		Khalid
1811–1865
Emir of Nejd
r. 1838–1841		Faisal
1785–1865
Emir of Nejd
r. 1834–1838, r. 1843–1865		Juluwi
Abdullah
1831–1889
Emir of Nejd
r. 1865–1871, r. 1871–1873, r. 1876–1889		Saud
1833–1875
Emir of Nejd
r. 1871, r. 1873–1875		Abdul Rahman
1850–1928
Emir of Nejd
r. 1875–1876, r. 1889–1891
Abdulaziz (Ibn Saud)
1875–1953
Emir of Nejd
r. 1902–1932
King of Saudi Arabia
r. 1932–1953
Saud
1902–1969
King of Saudi Arabia
r. 1953–1964		Faisal
1906–1975
King of Saudi Arabia
r. 1964–1975		Khalid
1913–1982
King of Saudi Arabia
r. 1975–1982		Fahd
1920, 1921, or 1923–2005
King of Saudi Arabia
r. 1982–2005		Abdullah
1924–2015
King of Saudi Arabia
r. 2005–2015		Salman
b. 1935
King of Saudi Arabia
r. 2015–present
Mohammed bin Salman
b. 1985
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Timeline

Salman of Saudi ArabiaAbdullah of Saudi ArabiaFahd of Saudi ArabiaKhalid of Saudi ArabiaFaisal of Saudi ArabiaSaud of Saudi ArabiaIbn SaudAbdul Rahman bin FaisalAbdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al SaudAbdul Rahman bin FaisalSaud bin Faisal bin Turki Al SaudAbdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al SaudSaud bin Faisal bin Turki Al SaudAbdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al SaudFaisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al SaudAbdullah bin Thunayan Al SaudKhalid bin Saud Al Saud (died 1865)Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al SaudMishariTurki bin Abdullah bin MuhammadAbdullah bin SaudSaud bin Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad bin SaudAbdul-Aziz bin MuhammadMuhammad bin SaudSaud ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin

Standard of the Kingdom

See also: Flag of Saudi Arabia

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.

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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.
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  • Royal Banner of the King (1938-1953) (Ratio: 12:25) Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagRoyal Banner of the King (1938-1953)
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See also

References

^‡ assassinated.

  1. James Wynbrandt (2010). A Brief History of Saudi Arabia (berilustrasi ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-8160-7876-9. 9780816078769.
  2. "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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