List of Saudi rulers

King of Saudi Arabia
King of Saudi Arabia
ملك المملكة العربية السعودية
	Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia
Incumbent
	Salman; since 23 January 2015
Details
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/

This is a list of rulers of Saudi Arabia, a kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula.

Sheikhdom of Diriyah

1446–1727 Sheikhdom of Diriyah

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Saud I سعود الأول	1640 – 1725	1720	1725 (death by natural causes)	Eponymous ancestor of the House of Saud Son of Emir Muhammad bin Muqrin	Muqrin

First Saudi State

1727-1818 Emirate of Diriyah

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Muhammad bin Saud Muhammad I of Saudi Arabia محمد بن سعود آل مقرن	1687–1765	1727	1765	Founder of the Saudi State Son of Saud I	Saud
Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad عبد العزيز بن محمد آل سعود	1721–1803	1765	1803	Son of Imam Muhammad I	Saud
Saud bin Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad سعود	1748–1814	1803	1814	Son of Imam Abdulaziz I.	Saud
Abdullah bin Saud عبد الله بن سعود آل سعود	1785–1818	1814	1818	Last ruler of the First Saudi State, executed by the Ottomans. Son of Imam Saud II.	Saud

Second Saudi State

1823-1891 Emirate of Nejd

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Turki bin Abdullah ترکي بن عبدالله بن محمد	1755 – 1834	1823	1834^‡	Founder of the Second Saudi State Grandson of Muhammad I	Saud
Mishari مشاري الأول	1786 – 1834	1834	1834^‡	Son of Imam Turki I	Saud
Faisal bin Turki فيصل بن تركي بن عبد الله آل سعود	1785 – 1865	1834	1838 (First term.)	Son of Imam Turki	Saud
Khalid I خالد الأول	؟ - 1861	1838	1841	Son of Imam Abdulaziz I	Saud
Abdullah II عبد الله الثاني	؟ – 1843	1841	1843	Son of Imam Saud II	Saud
Faisal bin Turki فيصل بن تركي بن عبد الله آل سعود	1785 – 1865	1843	1865 (Second term.)	Son of Imam Turki	Saud
Abdullah III عبد الله الثالث	1831 – 1889	1865	1871 (First term.)	Son of Imam Faisal	Saud
Saud III سعود الثالث	؟ – 1874	1871	1871 (First term.)	Son of Imam Abdullah I	Saud
Abdullah III عبد الله الثالث	1831 – 1889	1871	1873 (Second term.)	Son of Imam Faisal	Saud
Saud III سعود الثالث	؟ – 1874	1873	1875 (Second term.)	Son of Imam Abdullah I	Saud
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود	1850–1928	1875	1876 (First term.)	Son of Imam Faisal I	Saud
Abdullah III عبد الله الثالث	1831 – 1889	1876	1889 (Third term.)	Son of Imam Faisal	Saud
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود	1850–1928	1889	1891 (Second term.)	Son of Imam Faisal I	Saud

Third Saudi State (1902–present)

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
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 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 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 Orair	Saud
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 Sheikh	Saud
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 Saud	Saud
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 Sudairi	Saud
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 Shuraim	Saud
Salman of Saudi Arabia سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود	(1935-12-31) 31 December 1935 (age 88)	23 January 2015 (aged 79)	Incumbent	Son of King Abdulaziz and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi	Saud

Genealogy

Family tree of Saudi monarchs^[1]

Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin
1640–1726

Thunayyan

Muhammad
1687–1765
Emir of Diriyah
r. 1744–1765

Farhan

Mishari

Ibrahim

Abdulaziz
1720–1803
Emir of Diriyah
r. 1765–1803

Abdullah
1725–1812

Thunayyan

Saud
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

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
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Royal Standard of the King
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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.^[2]

Royal Flag 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)
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References

^‡ 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 original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[Wynbrandt-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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