Ibn Saud
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Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, known in the Western world as Ibn Saud, was a Najdi statesman and religious leader who became the founder and first King of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 23 September
Official portrait, 1940s
Ibn Saud's father, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, last Emir of Nejd
Ibn Saud's signature in a document to Eqab bin Muhaya of Otaibah
Ibn Saud with Percy Cox and Gertrude Bell during the Arab Revolt, Basrah, 1916
Saud of Saudi Arabia
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Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 until his abdication on 2 November 1964. During his reign, he served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1954 and fr
Ibn Saud
…Hejaz, died at age 18, predeceasing his father. Had Turki not died, he would have been the crown prince. Instead, Ibn Saud appointed his second son, Prince Saud, heir to the Saudi throne in 1933. He had many quarrels with his brother Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman as to who should be appointed heir. Muhammad wanted…
Official portrait, 1960
Crown Prince Saud being received by Snouck Hurgronje (right) at Leiden University, 1935
Crown Prince Saud, 1952
With his father King Abdulaziz (seated) and half-brother Prince Faisal (later king, left), early 1950s