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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, had several children, namely: Fahd (deceased), Sultan (advisor of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques), Ahmad (deceased), Abdelaziz (Minister of Energy), Faisal, Hassa, Mohammed (crown prince and prime minister), Saud, Turki, Khalid (Minister of Defense), Nayef, Bandar, Rakan. ...

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , has been awarded numerous orders, including: - Order of al-Hussein Bin Ali, the highest order of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. - Order of Mubarak the Great, the highest order of the State of Kuwait. - Order of the Nile, the highest order of the Arab Republic of Egypt. -'Kent' Medal from the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. - Medal on the two-thousandth anniversary of the founding of Par...

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , has a total of twelve sons and one daughter. They are: Fahd (deceased), Sultan (Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques), Ahmad (deceased), Abdulaziz (Minister of Energy), Faisal, Hassa, Mohammed (Crown Prince and Prime Minister), Saud, Turki, Khalid (Minister of Defense), Nayef, Bandar, and Rakan. ...

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed Acting Governor of Riyadh Province on March 16, 1954, at the age of nineteen, following the death of his father, the Founding King, and the accession of his elder brother, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz, to the reins of power in the country. King Salman spent a year as Acting Governor of Riyadh before a Royal Order was issued on April 18, 1955, appointing him as Governor of Riyadh Province with the rank of minister. He r...

The founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Bin Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud. His father was Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal, the last ruler of the Second Saudi State . He was born in Riyadh on January 4, 1877, and passed away in Taif City on November 9, 1953. His body was transported to Riyadh, where he was buried in al-Oud Cemetery. His father chose to move to Kuwait after the fall of the Second Saudi State, and being there fueled his determinati...

Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud The first king, founder, and unifier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , he began the process of reclaiming and unifying the Kingdom in 1902. This continued until the unification was complete, and the name 'Kingdom of Saudi Arabia' was officially adopted in 1932. His reign lasted until his death in 1953. King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud He ruled until 1964, when he abdicated in favor of his brother and then-Crown Prince, King Faisal Bin Abdu...

Since 1932, seven kings have ruled the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They are: Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud ruled from 1932 until his death in 1953. King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ruled from 1953 until 1964, when he abdicated in favor of his brother, King Faisal. King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ruled from 1964 until his assassination in 1975. King Khalid Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ruled from 1975 until his death in 1982. King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ruled from 1982 until his deat...

The adoption of the title of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques officially began in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the reign of King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud . He chose it instead of the usual title associated with the kings' names, 'His Majesty', as an honor and pride in serving the Two Holy Mosques. He was the first to officially adopt this title in Saudi rule throughout its three phases: - King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on October 27, 1986, during a speech he delivered a...

Imam Abdullah Bin Faisal Bin Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud was the third Imam of the Second Saudi State , following his father Imam Faisal Bin Turki Bin Abdullah , and his grandfather Imam Turki Bin Abdullah , the founder of the Second Saudi State. He ruled from 1865 until 1889. Life of Imam Abdullah Bin Faisal Bin Turki Imam Abdullah Bin Faisal was his father's right-hand man throughout his reign, and he also led the Saudi army in several battles. He was with his father followi...

The rulers of the Second Saudi State were the Imams who ruled in the Second Saudi State . The first among them was Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Saud , the grandson of the founder of the First Saudi State , Imam Mohammad Bin Saud . The last ruler was Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Al Saud , the father of the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz . The history of the Second Saudi State's rule The rulers of the Second Saudi State governed the country for sixty-nine y...

Imam Faisal Bin Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud (1788 - 1865) was the second Imam of the Second Saudi State , and the first Saudi ruler to assume power twice. He is the son of the founder of the Second Saudi State. The rule of Imam Faisal Bin Turki Imam Faisal Bin Turki began his reign in 1834 by restoring the rule of his father, Imam Turki Bin Abdullah . He solidified the influence of the Second Saudi State in most parts of the Arabian Peninsula. His rule lasted for thirty-three years...

Imam Abdulaziz Bin Mohammad Bin Saud  (1720 - 1803), the second Imam of the First Saudi State and the eldest son of its founder, Imam Mohammad Bin Saud , governed for approximately thirty-nine years. He unified Najd by recovering  Riyadh  and incorporating it into the rule of the First Saudi State after a conflict that spanned three decades. He also established al-Turaif District , recognized as the world's largest mud district and listed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific an...