House of Saud
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The House of Saud
The House of Saud refers to the royal family of Saudi Arabia. While the modern nation of Saudi Arabia was established in 1932, the House of Saud has been around for much longer. Prior to Ibn Saud, this family ruled the Nejd and often came into conflict with the Ottoman Empire and the Rashidis. The House of Saud is also linked with Wahhabism through the marriage of the son of Muhammad ibn Saud with the daughter of Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab in 1744.
The history of the House of Saud has been marked by a desire to unify the Arabian Peninsula and to spread a more pure and simple view of Islam embodied by Wahhabism. As such, the House of Saud has gone through three phases: the First Saudi State, the Second Saudi State, and the modern nation of Saudi Arabia.
Heads of the House of Saud
- Muhammad bin Saud
- Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad bin Saud
- Saud bin Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad al Saud
- Abdullah bin Saud
- King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al-Saud
- King Saud bin Abdul Aziz,
- King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz
- King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz
- King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz
Most notable current members
- Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
- Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz
- Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz
- Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz
- Prince Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz
Also see
External links
- A Chronology: The House of Saud | PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saud/cron/)
- The House of Saud - A View of the Modern Saudi Dynasty: A Royal Family Tree | PBS (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saud/tree/)
- A PDF file showing the structure of the House from globalsecurity.org (requires Adobe Acrobat) (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/images/sa01_06b.pdf)
- Saudi Royal Family Directory > Family Tree (http://www.datarabia.com/royals/familytree.asp)he:בית סעוד
