List of Saudi rulers

King of Saudi Arabia
ملك المملكة العربية السعودية
Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia
Incumbent
Salman since 23 January 2015
Details
Style	The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Heir presumptive	Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud
First monarch	Saud I
Formation	1720
Residence	Al-Yamamah Palace (Riyadh) Al-Safa Palace (Mecca) Al-Salam Palace (Jeddah) Tayibah Palace (Medina) Al-Aziziya Palace (Dammam)
Website	https://houseofsaud.com/

Politics of Saudi Arabia
Member State of the Arab League
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Monarchy King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Deputy crown prince Vacant Allegiance Council Succession
Government Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Council of Ministers Consultative Assembly President: Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh National Security Council
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Recent elections Municipal: 2005 2011 2015
Administrative divisions Regions Governorates
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs: Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs: Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: Adel al-Jubeir Diplomatic missions of / in Saudi Arabia Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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This is a list of rulers of Saudi Arabia, a kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula.

• 1446–1727 Sheikhdom of Diriyah

• 1727-1818 Emirate of Diriyah

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Muhammad bin Saud Muhammad I of Saudi Arabia.jpg محمد بن سعود آل مقرن	1687–1765	1727	1765	Founder of the Saudi State and Son of Saud I	Saud
Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad عبد العزيز بن محمد آل سعود	1721–1803	1765	1803	Son of Imam Muhammad I	Saud
Saud bin Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad سعود	1748–1814	1803	1814	Son of Imam Abdulaziz I.	Saud
Abdullah bin Saud عبد الله بن سعود آل سعود	1785–1818	1814	1818	He was the last ruler of the First Saudi State and was executed by the Ottomans. Son of Imam Saud II.	Saud

• 1823-1891 Emirate of Nejd

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Turki bin Abdullah ترکي بن عبدالله بن محمد	1755 – 1834	1823	1834^‡	Founder of the Second Saudi State and grandson of Muhammad I	Saud
Mishari مشاري الأول	1786 – 1834	1834	1834^‡	Son of Imam Turki I	Saud
Faisal bin Turki فيصل بن تركي بن عبد الله آل سعود	1785 – 1865	1834	1838 (First term.)	Son of Imam Turki	Saud
Khalid I خالد الأول	؟ - 1861	1838	1841	Son of Imam Abdulaziz I	Saud
Abdullah II عبد الله الثاني	؟ – 1843	1841	1843	Son of Imam Saud II	Saud
Faisal bin Turki فيصل بن تركي بن عبد الله آل سعود	1785 – 1865	1843	1865 (Second term.)	son of Imam Turki	Saud
Abdullah III عبد الله الثالث	1831 – 1889	1865	1871 (First term.)	son of Imam Faisal	Saud
Saud III سعود الثالث	؟ – 1874	1871	1871 (First term.)	Son of Imam Abdullah I	Saud
Abdullah III عبد الله الثالث	1831 – 1889	1871	1873 (Second term.)	son of Imam Faisal	Saud
Saud III سعود الثالث	؟ – 1874	1873	1875 (Second term.)	Son of Imam Abdullah I	Saud
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود	1850–1928	1875	1876 (First term.)	Son of Imam Faisal I	Saud
Abdullah III عبد الله الثالث	1831 – 1889	1876	1889 (Third term.)	son of Imam Faisal	Saud
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود	1850–1928	1889	1891 (Second term.)	Son of Imam Faisal I	Saud

• 1902 - 1913: Emirate of Riyadh
• 1913 - 1921: Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
• 1921 - 1926: Sultanate of Nejd
• 1926 - 1932: Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
• 1932–present: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia Ibn Saud عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود	(1875-01-15)15 January 1875 – 9 November 1953(1953-11-09) (aged 78)	13 January 1902	9 November 1953 (death by natural causes)	Reign established by conquest Son of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal and Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi	Saud
Saud of Saudi Arabia سعود بن عبد العزيز آل سعود	(1902-01-15)15 January 1902 – 23 February 1969(1969-02-23) (aged 67)	9 November 1953 (aged 51)	2 November 1964 (abdicated)	Son of King Abdulaziz and Wadha bint Muhammad Al Orair	Saud
Faisal of Saudi Arabia فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود	(1906-04-14)14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975(1975-03-25) (aged 68)	2 November 1964 (aged 58)	25 March 1975 (assassinated)	Son of King Abdulaziz and Tarfa bint Abdullah Al Sheikh	Saud
Khalid of Saudi Arabia خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود	(1913-02-13)13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982(1982-06-13) (aged 69)	25 March 1975 (aged 62)	13 June 1982 (death by natural causes)	Son of King Abdulaziz and Al Jawhara bint Musaed bin Jiluwi Al Saud	Saud
Fahd of Saudi Arabia فهد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود	16 March 1920 – 1 August 2005 (aged 85)	13 June 1982 (aged 62)	1 August 2005 (death by natural causes)	Son of King Abdulaziz and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi	Saud
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia عبد الله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود	(1924-08-01)1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015(2015-01-23) (aged 90)	1 August 2005 (aged 81)	23 January 2015 (death by natural causes)	Son of King Abdulaziz and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim	Saud
Salman of Saudi Arabia سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود	(1935-12-31) 31 December 1935 (age 88)	23 January 2015 (aged 79)	Incumbent	Son of King Abdulaziz and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi	Saud

The Royal Standard consists of a green flag, with an Arabic inscription and a sword featured in white, and with the national emblem embroidered in gold in the lower right canton of the year 1973.

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The script on the flag is written in the Thuluth script. It is the shahada or Islamic declaration of faith:

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله

lā ʾilāha ʾillā-llāh, muhammadun rasūlu-llāh

There is no other god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.^[2]

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• History of Saudi Arabia