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Founder of modern Saudi Arabia
- Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, also known as Ibn Saud, was the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, establishing the Kingdom in 1932 after unifying various tribal regions.
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Quick Facts. Also called: Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. In full: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Fayṣal ibn Turkī ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad Āl Saʿūd. Born: c. 1880, Riyadh, Arabia. Died: November 9, 1953, Al-Ṭāʾif, Saudi Arabia. Title / Office: king (1932-1953), Saudi Arabia. Founder: Ikhwān. Notable Family Members: son Fahd. son ʿAbd Allāh.
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Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman, also known as Ibn Saud, was born on 15 January 1875 in Riyadh. [5] [6] He was the fourth child and third son of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, [7] one of the last rulers of the Emirate of Nejd, the Second Saudi State, a tribal sheikhdom centered on Riyadh. [8]
The much feared and respected ruler was born as Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal ibn Turki ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al Saud, but was popularly known as Abdulaziz within the Arab World and Ibn Saud outside.
Jul 16, 2023 · In 1891 and 1892, the Ottomans, helped by the Al Rashid, their local allies in the northern Nejd, destroyed the second Saudi-Wahhabi state. Most of the Al Saud family fled, mainly to Qatar and Kuwait. But from 1902 onwards, Abd al-Aziz bin Abd al-Rahman Al Saud, famous as "Ibn Saud", began rebuilding his family’s power in the Nejd.
Sep 21, 2024 · Saudi Arabia’s modern history starts with the emergence of the Al Saud dynasty in central Arabia in 1727 under Muhammed Ibn Saud. The kingdom’s name was given in 1932 when the first king, Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, issued a royal decree announcing the unification of the country under the name “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”.
In 1901, at the age of 21, Ibn Saud succeeded his father, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, to become the leader of the Saud dynasty with the title Sultan of Nejd. It was at this time that he set out to reconquer his family lands from Ibn Rashid in what is now called Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz ibn Saud [1] (Arabic: عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ آلُ سَعُودٍ) (15 January 1876 [2] – 9 November 1953), was the founder and first monarch of Saudi Arabia. [3] He was usually known in the Arab world as Abdulaziz [4] and known outside it as Ibn Saud. [5]
