Abdullah bin Jiluwi Al Saud

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Abdullah bin Jiluwi Al Saud
Governor of the Eastern Province
In office1913 – 1938
SuccessorSaud bin Abdullah
MonarchAbdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Born1870
Died1938(1938-00-00) (aged 67–68)
Issue
List
    • Fahd
    • Saud
    • Muhammad
    • Nasir
    • Abdulaziz
    • Saad
    • Abdul Muhsin
    • twenty others
HouseHouse of Saud
FatherJiluwi bin Turki

Abdullah bin Jiluwi bin Turki Al Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن جلوي بن تركي آل سعود) (alternative spelling: Abdullah bin Jalawi (Arabic: عبد الله بن جلوي; 1870–1938) was one of the early Saudi governors.[1]

Biography[]

Abdullah bin Jiluwi was born in 1870.[1] He was the grandson of the founder of the Second Saudi State, Turki bin Abdallah, and a paternal first cousin once removed and a close companion of King Abdulaziz, founder of the modern Saudi Arabia.[2]

He accompanied Abdul Rahman bin Faisal in exile to Kuwait after the family's retreat from the capital at Riyadh.[3] Abdullah bin Jiluwi was a principal supporter in the raid on the Masmak Castle on 15 January 1902 which resulted in the recovery of Riyadh by Abdulaziz.[4][5] He killed Ajlan, the Rashidi governor, and saved the life of Abdulaziz in the battle for the fortress.[6] In addition, he was Abdulaziz's deputy commander and assisted him in capturing the Eastern Province in 1913.[7][8]

As the Saudi state was founded and consolidated, Abdullah bin Jiluwi was first appointed governor of Al Ahsa[9] and then governor of the Qassim province.[10] During his post as the governor of Al Ahsa Abdullah bin Jiluwi had clashes with Ikhwan due to their moral vigilantism which he considered a serious threat to the order.[11] Then he was transferred to the Eastern province or the Hasa province, name of the region at that period.[12] Because Abdullah bin Jiluwi could not claim to the succession and Ibn Saud's sons were not old enough to assume this responsibility.[13] However, Abdullah was the second powerful member of the Al Sauds during this time after the King himself.[10]

The province was ruled sternly and became almost a semi-independent family fiefdom. Abdullah's son Saud succeeded as governor upon his death in 1938. Saud bin Abdullah served as the governor from 1938 to 1967.[13] Next, his another son Abdul Muhsin bin Abdullah Al Jiluwi served as the governor of the province from 1967 to 1985 until Prince Muhammed bin Fahd replaced him in the post.[13][14]

Death and personal life[]

Abdullah bin Jiluwi died in 1938[9] and one of his spouses, Wasmiyah Al Damir, married King Abdulaziz. They had no child from this marriage.[15] Abdullah's eldest son, Fahd, was killed by the Ajman tribe in May 1929 following the murder of Dhaydan bin Hithlain, Ajman tribe leader.[16][17]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Khalid Abdullah Krairi (October 2016). John Philby and his political roles in the Arabian Peninsula, 1917-1953 (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Birmingham. p. 203. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Dawn Chatty (2006). Nomadic Societies in the Middle East And North Africa: Entering the 21st Century. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9004147926.
  3. ^ "Ibn Saud retakes Riyadh (1)". King Abdulaziz Information Resources. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. ^ Lawrence Paul Goldrup (1971). Saudi Arabia 1902 - 1932: The Development of a Wahhabi Society (PhD thesis). University of California, Los Angeles. p. 25. ProQuest 302463650. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "There were 40 of us". Saudi Aramco World. 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Emir Saud bin Jiluwi". Out in the Blue. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  7. ^ Simon Henderson (1994). "After King Fahd" (Policy Paper). Washington Institute. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  8. ^ Talal Sha'yfan Muslat Al Azma (1999). The role of the Ikhwan under 'Abdul'Aziz Al Sa'ud 1916-1934 (PDF) (PhD thesis). Durham University. p. 63. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b Toby Matthiesen (2015). "Centre–periphery relations and the emergence of a public sphere in Saudi Arabia: The municipal elections in the Eastern Province, 1954–1960". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 42 (3): 320–338. doi:10.1080/13530194.2014.947242. S2CID 143821878.
  10. ^ a b Mohammad Zaid Al Kahtani (December 2004). The Foreign Policy of King Abdulaziz (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Leeds. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  11. ^ David Commins (2006). The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia. London: I. B. Tauris. p. 75. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1010.4254.
  12. ^ Ghassane Salameh; Vivian Steir (October 1980). "Political Power and the Saudi State". MERIP (91): 5–22. doi:10.2307/3010946. JSTOR 3010946.
  13. ^ a b c Michael Herb (1999). All in the family. Albany: State University of New York Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-7914-4168-7.
  14. ^ Peter J. Chelkowski; Robert J. Pranger (1988). Ideology and Power in the Middle East: Studies in Honor of George Lenczowski. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822381508.
  15. ^ "Wasmiyah Al Damir Biography". Datarabia. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  16. ^ Gary Samuel Samore (1984). Royal Family Politics in Saudi Arabia (1953-1982) (PhD thesis). Harvard University. p. 40. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  17. ^ Hassan S. Abedin. Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Great Game in Arabia, 1896-1946 (PDF) (PhD thesis). King's College London. p. 193. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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