Ibn Saud

✶January 15, 1876

†November 9, 1953

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About their life

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 1932 until his death in 1953. He had ruled parts of the kingdom since 1902, having previously been Emir, Sultan, King of Nejd, and King of Hejaz.

King of Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953

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