THE KINGS OF SAUDI ARABIA

SAJID BIN RASHID

1ST KING: BADSHAH ABDUR AZIZ Full name: Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki

bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud Father’s name: Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Mother’s name: Sarah Al Sudairi Born: 15 January 1875 Born Place: Riyadh, Emirate of Nejd Reign: 23 September 1932–9 November 1953 Successor: Saud Death: 9 November 1953 (aged 78) Death Place: Taif, Saudi Arabia Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh Religion: Wahhabi Hanbali Sunni Islam

2ND KING: BADSHAH SAUD Full name: Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal

bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud. Father’s name: King Abdulaziz Mother’s name: Wadhah bint Hussein Al- Orair Born: 15 January 1902 Born Place: Kuwait City Reign: 9 November 1953 – 2 November 1964 Successor: Faisal Death: 23 February 1969 (aged 67) Death Place: Athens, Greece Burial: Al-Oud cemetery, Riyadh Religion: Islam

3RD KING: BADSHAH FAISAL Full name: Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Father’s name: King Abdulaziz Mother’s name: Tarfa bint Abdullah bin Abdulateef Al Sheikh Born: 14 April 1906 Born Place: Riyadh, Emirate of Riyadh Reign: 2 November 1964 – 25 March 1975 Successor: Khalid Death: 25 March 1975 (aged 68) Death Place: Saudi Arabia Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh Religion: Islam

4TH KING: BADSHAH KHALID Full name: Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Father’s name: King Abdulaziz Mother’s name: Al Jawhara Born: 13 February 1913 Born Place: Riyadh Reign: 25 March 1975 – 13 June 1982 Successor: Fahd Death: 13 June 1982 (aged 69) Death Place: Ta’if Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh Religion: Islam

5TH KING: BADSHAH FAHD Full name: Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Father’s name: King Abdulaziz Mother’s name: Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi Born: 1921 Born Place: Riyadh, Sultanate of Nejd Reign: 13 June 1982 – 1 August 2005 Successor: Abdullah Death: 1 August 2005 (aged 84) Death Place: King Faisal Hospital, Riyadh Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh Religion: Islam

6TH KING: BADSHAH ABDULLAH Full name: Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Father’s name: King Abdulaziz Mother’s name: Fahda Al Shuraim Born: 1 August 1924 Born Place: Riyadh, Nejd (now Saudi Arabia) Reign: 1 August 2005 – 23 January 2015 Successor: Salman Death: 23 January 2015 (aged 90) Death Place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh Religion: Islam

7TH KING: BADSHAH SALMAN Full name: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Father’s name: King Abdulaziz Mother’s name: Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi Born: 31 December 1935 Born Place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Reign: 23 January 2015 – present Heir(s) presumptive: Muhammad Religion: Islam