Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Bin Mohammad Bin Muqrin Bin Mirkhan Bin Ibrahim Bin Musa Bin Rabiah Bin Mani' al-Muraydi al-Dar'i al-Hanafi (1679 - 1765) was the founder of the First Saudi State in 1727. He also served as the leader of its armies during the early years of the campaigns to unify the Saudi state. He designated Diriyah as the state's capital and adopted Islamic Sharia law as the governing constitution. Imam Mohammad Bin Saud is the fifth great-grandfather of the Custodian ...
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Bin Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud (1851 - 1928) was the last ruler of the Second Saudi State . He was the grandson of its founder Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud . He was the youngest son of Imam Faisal Bin Turki . His mother was Princess Sara Bint Mishari Bin Abdulrahman Bin Hassan Bin Mishari Bin Saud. His father passed away when he was fifteen years old, and he lived for another sixty-four years. The most notable son of Imam Abdulrahman is...
The rulers of the First Saudi State are the Imams who assumed power in the First Saudi State that extended over most parts of the Arabian Peninsula after centuries of political disunity and instability that dominated the region following the weakness and fall of the Abbasid state and the succeeding states. Line of succession in the First Saudi State Four rulers, called Imams, assumed power in the First Saudi State . The first Imam, Mohammad Bin Saud , was succeeded by his eldest son, Imam Abdul...
His Highness Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah Al Saud (born in 1974) is the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 23, 2019. He is the third member of Al Saud family to hold the position of Foreign Minister and the fourth during the reign of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He is the sixth Foreign Minister since the establishment of the ministry in 1930. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and is fluent in English and German. Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah Al Saud's c...
His Highness Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Farhan Al Saud (born on August 16, 1985) has been the Minister of Culture since June 2, 2018, and the Governor of the Royal Commission for AlUla . He is the first minister appointed to the Ministry of Culture after independence from the Ministry of Media . Education of Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan Prince Badr completed his bachelor’s degree in Law at King Saud University in Riyadh. He is known for his diverse cultural background as...
His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Faisal Al Saud (born on June 4, 1983) is a sports enthusiast and the first Saudi Minister of Sport since February 25, 2020. He has also been the President of the Union of Arab Football Associations since 2019 and the Chairman of the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee . Life of Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki al-Faisal Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Faisal was born in the capital city of Riyadh . He is the second son of Prince Turki al-Faisal and ...
His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (born in 1960) has been the Minister of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since September 8, 2019. He is the first prince to hold this ministry since its establishment. His education Prince Abdulaziz is the fourth son of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He pursued his higher education at universities in Saudi Arabia, graduating from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals ...
Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud serves as the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the United States of America. She is the first Saudi woman to hold this position and the first female ambassador in the history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Princess Reema was appointed as Ambassador to the United States by Royal Decree, signed by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, in 2019, when he was the Deputy...
Imam Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Mohammed Bin Saud (1748-1814) was the grandson of the founder of the First Saudi State and its third Imam. He was known as Abu Abdullah and was nicknamed 'Saud the Great' due to the state reaching the peak of its expansion and greatness during his reign, as well as the political, economic, and scientific standing it attained. Renowned for his courage, he was a fearsome military commander whose banner was never defeated in all his campaigns. The upbringing o...
His Royal Highness Prince Salman Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been the Governor of al-Madinah al-Munawwarah Province since December 12, 2023. 1 He was the Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held the position of Deputy Minister of Defense at the rank of minister. 2 His military service He obtained a bachelor's in military sciences from King Abdulaziz Military College. Then, he was appointed to the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces ...
Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud (1769 - 1834) was the founder of the Second Saudi State , He was the grandson of the founder of the First Saudi State , Imam Mohammed Bin Saud , and ruled the Second Saudi State from 1824 to 1834. The rule of Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed founded the Second Saudi State in 1824 when he recaptured Riyadh . He was the first to establish Riyadh as the base of Saudi rule after successfully restoring his fami...
Imam Abdullah Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Mohammad Bin Saud (1771 - 1818) was the fourth and last Imam of the First Saudi State . The end of his rule marked the end of the First Saudi State, after a siege on Diriyah that lasted for about six months. During this time, it withstood attacks from the Ottoman Empire. He surrendered and left the city, seeking reconciliation to stop the bloodshed and preserve the safety of its people. Upbringing of Imam Abdullah Bin Saud Imam Abdullah Bin Saud was bo...