Ibn Saud
1875 – 1953 Saudi founder and first King of Saudi Arabia
Warrior-king who founded the modern Saudi state and its ruling dynasty.
- Religion
- Sunni Islam (Wahhabi/Salafi).
- Affiliations
- Founder and first king of Saudi Arabia; head of the House of Saud allied with the Wahhabi religious establishment.
Through decades of conquest he united most of the Arabian Peninsula and in 1932 proclaimed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His alliance with the Wahhabi clergy, rooted in an 18th century pact between the Al Saud and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, and the granting of oil concessions shaped the kingdom's future. Most later Saudi kings have been his sons.
Connections
- family of Mohammed bin Salman — His grandfather, founder of the kingdom.
- family of Mohammed bin Salman — His grandson, crown prince and de facto ruler.
- family of Salman of Saudi Arabia — His father, founder of the kingdom.
- family of Salman of Saudi Arabia — His son, later King of Saudi Arabia.
In the timeline
- 1744 Wahhabi movement founded mentioned
- 1744 The Diriyah Pact mentioned
- 1902 Ibn Saud Recaptures Riyadh central figure
- 1912 Rise of the Ikhwan Movement mentioned
- 1913 Saudi Conquest of Al-Hasa mentioned
- 1915 Treaty of Darin mentioned
- 1924 – 1925 Saudi Conquest of the Hejaz mentioned
- 1926 Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd Proclaimed mentioned
- 1927 Treaty of Jeddah mentioned
- 1929 Ikhwan Revolt and the Battle of Sabilla mentioned
- 1932 Unification of Saudi Arabia mentioned
- 1932 Founding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia mentioned
- 1953 Death of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud central figure