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Arabic: Āl Saʿūd (“House of Saʿūd”) Saud dynasty, rulers of Saudi Arabia. The dynasty, founded by Muhammad ibn Saud in the 18th century, takes its name from his father, Saud ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin, who ruled the town of Al-Dirʿiyyah (near what is now Riyadh) from 1720 to 1725. What follows is a brief history of the Saud dynasty.
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House of Saud is a translation of ʾĀl Saud, an Arabic dynastic name formed by adding the word ʾĀl (meaning "family of" or "House of", not to be confused with Al meaning "the") [ 9 ] to the personal name of an ancestor. In the case of the Al Saud, the ancestor is Saud ibn Muhammad ibn Muqrin, the father of the dynasty's 18th century founder ...
King from 2015, Crown Prince 2012 – 2015, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense. Salman was named as the country’s new crown prince in 2012, succeeding his brother Nayef. He is also one of the seven sons born to Ibn Saud’s favorite wife, Hassa bint Ahmed al-Sudairi. In 1962, he became governor of Riyadh Province and ruled the ...
Jan 28, 2015 · The history of Saudi Arabia and its ruling dynasty are one. The two are inseparable. In fact, the country’s name, Saudi Arabia, means "Saud’s Arabia."The House of Saud can trace its history to the founding of a town named Diriyah (now part of the capital city, Riyadh), by a Bedouin chieftain named Mani al Muraidi in the 15th century.Muraidi's descendants remained undistinguished rulers of the small town and its surroundings for centuries.
Aug 1, 2005 · The modern House of Saud was established in 1932, when Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud, a direct descendent of the 18th-century ruler, established the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with himself as absolute monarch.
Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin. Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin (Arabic: سعود بن محمد آل مقرن Suʿūd ibn Muḥammad Āl Muqrin; 1640–1726) was the eponymous ancestor of the House of Saud, otherwise known as the al-Saud. [1][2]
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Saud was the second son of King Abdulaziz and Wadha bint Muhammad Al Orair. The death of Saud's elder brother, Prince Turki, in 1919 poised Saud to become his father's successor; King Abdulaziz appointed him as the crown prince of Saudi Arabia in 1933. Saud served as a commander in Abdulaziz's conquests that led to the establishment of Saudi ...
