List of rulers of Saudi Arabia

Salman
King of Saudi Arabia
	ملك المملكة العربية السعودية
	Emblem of Saudi Arabia
Incumbent
	Salman; since 23 January 2015
Details
Style	The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Heir apparent	Mohammad bin Salman
First monarch	Muhammad bin Saud
Formation	1744
Residence	King’s Palace, Riyadh[1]

This is a list of rulers of Saudi Arabia, a kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula.

House of Saud founder (1720−1725)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Saud I سعود الأول	1640-1725	1720	1725	Founder of House of Saud	Saud

Emirate of Diriyah (1744-1818)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Muhammad I محمد الأول	1692–1765	1744	1765	Founder of the Saudi State and Son of Saud I	Saud
Abdulaziz I عبد العزيز الأول	1721–1803	1765	1803^‡	Son of Imam Muhammad I	Saud
Saud II al Kabeer سعود الثاني	1748–1814	1803	1814	He created the largest Arabian empire in the last 1300 years. Son of Imam Abdulaziz II.	Saud
Abdullah I عبد الله الأول	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

Emirate of Nejd (1823-1891)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Turki I تركي الأول	1755 – 1834	1823	1834^‡	Founder of the Second Saudi State and grandson of Muhammad I	Saud
Mishari I مشاري الأول	1786 – 1834	1834	1834^‡	Son of Imam Turki I	Saud
Faisal I فيصل الأول	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 I فيصل الأول	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
AbdulRahman I عبد الرحمن الأول	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
AbdulRahman I عبد الرحمن الأول	1850–1928	1889	1891 (Second term.)	Son of Imam Faisal I	Saud

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1932–present)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Ibn Saud Abdulaziz II عبد العزيز الثاني	(1875-01-15)15 January 1875 – 9 November 1953(1953-11-09) (aged 78)	22 September 1932 (aged 57)	9 November 1953	Emir of Nejd and Hasa (1902−1921) Sultan of Nejd (1921–1927) Sultan of Nejd and King of Hejaz (1926−1927) King of Nejd and Hejaz (1927–1932) And Son of Imam Abdul Rahman	Saud
Saud IV سعود الرابع	(1902-01-12)12 January 1902 – 23 February 1969(1969-02-23) (aged 67)	9 November 1953 (aged 51)	2 November 1964 (abdicated)	Son of Ibn Saud and Wadhah bint Muhammad bin 'Aqab	Saud
Faisal II فيصل الثاني	(1906-04-14)14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975(1975-03-25) (aged 68)	2 November 1964 (aged 58)	25 March 1975^‡	Son of Ibn Saud and Tarfa bint Abduallah bin Abdulateef al Sheekh	Saud
Khalid II خالد الثاني	(1913-02-13)13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982(1982-06-13) (aged 69)	25 March 1975 (aged 62)	13 June 1982	Son of Ibn Saud and Al Jawhara bint Musaed bin Jiluwi	Saud
Fahd I فهد الأول	16 March 1921 – 1 August 2005 (aged 84)	13 June 1982 (aged 61)	1 August 2005	Son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi	Saud
Abdullah IV عبد الله الرابع	(1924-08-01)1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015(2015-01-23) (aged 90)	1 August 2005 (aged 81)	23 January 2015	Son of Ibn Saud and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim	Saud
Salman I سلمان الأول	(1935-12-31) 31 December 1935	23 January 2015 (aged 79)	Incumbent	Son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi	Saud

Standard of the Kingdom

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.

Royal Flag of the King
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Royal Standard of the King
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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]

Royal Flag of the King (1938-1953)
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Royal Banner of the King (1938-1953)
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Royal Standard of the King (1938-1953)
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Royal Flag of the King (1953-1964)
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Royal Standard of the King (1953-1964)
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Royal Flag of the King (1964-1973)
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Royal Standard of the King (1964-1973)
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References

^‡ assassinated.

"Kings of the World – Rich Living Monarchs and their Royal Residences". Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
"About Saudi Arabia: Facts and figures". The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

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[1] "Kings of the World – Rich Living Monarchs and their Royal Residences". Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-10-25.

[2] "About Saudi Arabia: Facts and figures". The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.