List of rulers of Saudi Arabia
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King of Saudi Arabia | |
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ملك المملكة العربية السعودية | |
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Incumbent | |
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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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This is a list of rulers of Saudi Arabia, a kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula.
House of Saud founder (1720−1725)[]
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Saud I
| 1640-1725 | 1720 | 1725 | Founder of House of Saud | Saud |
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Emirate of Diriyah (1744-1818)[]
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Muhammad I
| 1687–1765 | 1744 | 1765 | Founder of the Saudi State and Son of Saud I | Saud | |
Abdulaziz I
| 1721–1803 | 1765 | 1803^‡ | Son of Imam Muhammad I | Saud | |
| 1748–1814 | 1803 | 1814 | He created the largest Arabian empire in the last 1300 years. Son of Imam Abdulaziz I. | Saud | |
Abdullah I
| 1785–1818 | 1814 | 1818 | He was the last ruler of the First Saudi State and was executed by the Ottomans. Son of Imam Saud II. | Saud | ![]() |
Emirate of Nejd (1823-1891)[]
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Turki
| 1755 – 1834 | 1823 | 1834^‡ | Founder of the Second Saudi State and grandson of Muhammad I | Saud | |
Mishari
| 1786 – 1834 | 1834 | 1834^‡ | Son of Imam Turki I | Saud | |
Faisal I
| 1785 – 1865 | 1834 | 1838 (First term.) | Son of Imam Turki | Saud | |
Khalid I
| ؟ - 1861 | 1838 | 1841 | Son of Imam Abdulaziz I | Saud | |
Abdullah II
| ؟ – 1843 | 1841 | 1843 | Son of Imam Saud II | Saud | |
Faisal I
| 1785 – 1865 | 1843 | 1865 (Second term.) | 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.) | Son of Imam Abdullah I | Saud | |
Abdullah III
| 1831 – 1889 | 1871 | 1873 (Second term.) | son of Imam Faisal | Saud | |
Saud III
| ؟ – 1874 | 1873 | 1875 (Second term.) | Son of Imam Abdullah I | Saud | |
Abdul Rahman
| 1850–1928 | 1875 | 1876 (First term.) | Son of Imam Faisal I | Saud | ![]() |
Abdullah III
| 1831 – 1889 | 1876 | 1889 (Third term.) | son of Imam Faisal | Saud | |
Abdul Rahman
| 1850–1928 | 1889 | 1891 (Second term.) | Son of Imam Faisal I | Saud | ![]() |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1932–present)[]
Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Abdulaziz II
| 9 November 1953 (aged 78) | 15 January 1875 –22 September 1932 (aged 57) | 9 November 1953 | Emir of Emirate of Riyadh (1902−1913) Emir of Nejd and Hasa (1913−1921) Sultan of Nejd (1921–1926) King of Nejd and Hejaz (1926–1932) And Son of Imam Abdul Rahman | 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 Wadha bint Muhammad Al Orair | 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 Abdullah Al Sheikh | 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
| 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
| 31 December 1935 | 23 January 2015 (aged 79) | Incumbent | Son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | Saud | ![]() |
Timeline[]
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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 Flag of the King
(Ratio: 2:3)Royal Standard of the King
(Ratio: 1:1)
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 Flag of the King (1938-1953)
(Ratio: 2:3)Royal Banner of the King (1938-1953)
(Ratio: 12:25)Royal Standard of the King (1938-1953)
(Ratio: 1:1)Royal Flag of the King (1953-1964)
(Ratio: 2:3)Royal Standard of the King (1953-1964)
(Ratio: 1:1)Royal Flag of the King (1964-1973)
(Ratio: 2:3)Royal Standard of the King (1964-1973)
(Ratio: 1:1)
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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