King of Saudi Arabia

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King of Saudi Arabia
ملك المملكة العربية السعودية
Coat of arms of Saudi Arabia.svg
Incumbent
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Salman
since 23 January 2015
Details
Style The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Heir apparent Muhammad bin Nayef
First monarch Abdulaziz (Ibn Saud)
Formation 22 September 1932
Residence King’s Palace, Riyadh[1]

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The King of Saudi Arabia is Saudi Arabia's head of state and absolute monarch (i.e. head of government). He serves as the head of the Saudi monarchy — House of Saud. The King is called the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (خادم الحرمين الشريفين). The title, which signifies Saudi Arabia's jurisdiction over the mosques of Masjid al Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, replaced His Majesty (صاحب الجلالة) in 1986.

History

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King Abdulaziz (also known as Ibn Saud) began conquering today's Saudi Arabia in 1902, by restoring his family as emirs of Riyadh. He then proceeded to conquer first the Nejd (1922) and then the Hejaz (1925). He progressed from Sultan of Nejd, to King of Hejaz and Nejd, and finally to King of Saudi Arabia in 1932.

Succession

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The kings since Ibn Saud's death have all been his sons, and all likely immediate successors to the reigning King Salman will be from his progeny. Sons of Ibn Saud are considered to have primary claim on the throne of Saudi Arabia. This makes the Saudi monarchy quite distinct from Western monarchies, which usually feature large, clearly defined royal families and orders of succession.

Legal position

Saudi Arabia is ruled by Islamic law and purports to be an Islamic state, but many Muslims see a hereditary monarchy as being a discouraged system of government in Islam.[2]

Other functions

The King of Saudi Arabia is also considered the Head of the House of Saud and Prime Minister. The Crown Prince is also the "Deputy Prime Minister." The kings after Faisal have named a "second Deputy Prime Minister" as the subsequent heir after the Crown Prince.

Kings of Saudi Arabia (1932–present)

Name
Lifespan
Reign start
Reign end
Notes
Family
Image
Abdulaziz <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Ibn Saud
  • عبد العزيز
(1876-11-26)26 November 1876 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 22 September 1932 9 November 1953 Saud Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
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  • سعود
(1902-01-12)12 January 1902 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 9 November 1953 2 November 1964
(deposed.)
Son of Ibn Saud and Wadhah bint Muhammad bin 'Aqab Saud 80px
Faisal <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • فيصل
(1906-04-14)14 April 1906 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 2 November 1964 25 March 1975
(assassinated.)
Son of Ibn Saud and Tarfa bint Abduallah bin Abdulateef al Sheekh Saud 80px
Khalid <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • خالد
(1913-02-13)13 February 1913 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 25 March 1975 13 June 1982 Son of Ibn Saud and Al Jawhara bint Musaed bin Jiluwi Saud 80px
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  • فهد
(1921-03-16)16 March 1921 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 13 June 1982 1 August 2005 Son of Ibn Saud and Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi Saud Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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  • عبد الله
(1924-08-01)1 August 1924 – Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 1 August 2005 23 January 2015 Son of Ibn Saud and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim Saud 80px
Salman <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • سلمان
(1935-12-31) 31 December 1935 (age 88) 23 January 2015 Incumbent Son of Ibn Saud and Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi Saud 80px

Current heirs-presumptive

Timeline

Royal Standard

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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.

Royal Standard of the King

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. Kings of the World – Rich Living Monarchs and their Royal Residences
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