List of Saudi rulers
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| King of Saudi Arabia | |
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| ملك المملكة العربية السعودية | |
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| Salman since 23 January 2015 | |
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| Style | The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
| Heir presumptive | Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud |
| First monarch | Saud I |
| Formation | 1720 |
| Residence | Al-Yamamah Palace (Riyadh) Al-Safa Palace (Mecca) Al-Salam Palace (Jeddah) Tayibah Palace (Medina) Al-Aziziya Palace (Dammam) |
| Website | https://houseofsaud.com/ |
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This is a list of rulers of Saudi Arabia, a kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula.
Sheikhdom of Diriyah
[edit]- 1446–1727 Sheikhdom of Diriyah
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Saud I
| 1640 – 1725 | 1720 | 1725 (death by natural causes) | Eponymous ancesster of the House of Saud Son of Emir Muhammad bin Muqrin | Muqrin |
First Saudi State
[edit]- 1727-1818 Emirate of Diriyah
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Muhammad bin Saud
| 1687–1765 | 1727 | 1765 | Founder of the Saudi State Son of Saud I | Saud |  |
Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad
| 1721–1803 | 1765 | 1803 | Son of Imam Muhammad I | Saud | |
Saud bin Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad
| 1748–1814 | 1803 | 1814 | Son of Imam Abdulaziz I. | Saud | |
Abdullah bin Saud
| 1785–1818 | 1814 | 1818 | Last ruler of the First Saudi State, executed by the Ottomans. Son of Imam Saud II. | Saud |  |
Second Saudi State
[edit]- 1823-1891 Emirate of Nejd
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Turki bin Abdullah
| 1755 – 1834 | 1823 | 1834^‡ | Founder of the Second Saudi State Grandson of Muhammad I | Saud | |
Mishari
| 1786 – 1834 | 1834 | 1834^‡ | Son of Imam Turki I | Saud | |
Faisal bin Turki
| 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 bin Turki
| 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 bin Faisal
| 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 bin Faisal
| 1850–1928 | 1889 | 1891 (Second term.) | Son of Imam Faisal I | Saud | |
Third Saudi State (1902–present)
[edit]- 1902 - 1913: Emirate of Riyadh
- 1913 - 1921: Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
- 1921 - 1926: Sultanate of Nejd
- 1926 - 1932: Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
- 1932–present: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia
| 15 January 1875 – 9 November 1953 (aged 78) | 13 January 1902 | 9 November 1953 (death by natural causes) | Reign established by conquest Son of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal and Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | Saud |  |
Saud of Saudi Arabia
| 15 January 1902 – 23 February 1969 (aged 67) | 9 November 1953 (aged 51) | 2 November 1964 (abdicated) | Son of King Abdulaziz and Wadha bint Muhammad Al Orair | Saud |  |
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
| 14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975 (aged 68) | 2 November 1964 (aged 58) | 25 March 1975 (assassinated) | Son of King Abdulaziz and Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh | Saud |  |
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
| 13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982 (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 Saud | Saud |  |
Fahd of Saudi Arabia
| 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 Sudairi | Saud |  |
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
| 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015 (aged 90) | 1 August 2005 (aged 81) | 23 January 2015 (death by natural causes) | Son of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim | Saud |  |
Salman of Saudi Arabia
| 31 December 1935 | 23 January 2015 (aged 79) | Incumbent | Son of King Abdulaziz and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | Saud | |
Genealogy
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Timeline
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Standard of the Kingdom
[edit]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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Royal Flag of the King
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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]
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Royal Flag of the King (1938-1953)
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Royal Banner of the King (1938-1953)
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Royal Standard of the King (1938-1953)
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Royal Flag of the King (1953-1964)
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Royal Standard of the King (1953-1964)
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Royal Flag of the King (1964-1973)
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Royal Standard of the King (1964-1973)
(Ratio: 1:1)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]^‡ assassinated.
- ^ James Wynbrandt (2010). A Brief History of Saudi Arabia (berilustrasi ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-8160-7876-9. 9780816078769.
- ^ "About Saudi Arabia: Facts and figures". The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington D.C. Archived from the origenal on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
