List of Saudi rulers
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| King of Saudi Arabia | |
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| ملك المملكة العربية السعودية | |
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| Salman since 23 January 2015 | |
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| Style | The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
| Heir apparent | Mohammad bin Salman |
| First monarch | Abdulaziz (Ibn Saud) |
| Formation | 22 September 1932 |
| Residence | King’s Palace, Riyadh[1] |
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This is a list of rulers of Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula
List of Imams (1744-1898)
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Muhammad
| ؟ – 1765 | 1726 | 1765 | Founder of the First Saudi State and the Saud dynasty | Saud | |
Abdulaziz
| ؟ – 1803 | 1765 | 1803 (assassinated.) | The second ruler of the First Saudi State and son of Muhammad bin Saud | Saud | |
Saud I
| ؟ – 1814 | 1803 | 1814 | He created the largest Arabian empire in the last 1300 years | Saud | |
Abdullah I
| ؟ – 1818 | 1814 | 1817 | He was the last ruler of the First Saudi State and was executed by the Ottomans | Saud |  |
Turki
| 1755 – 1834 | 1823 | 1834 (assassinated.) | Founder of the Second Saudi State | Saud | |
Mishari
| 1786 – 1834 | 1834 | 1834 (assassinated.) | Saud | ||
Faisal I
| 1785 – 1865 | 1834 | 1838 | Son of Imam Turki | Saud | |
Khalid
| ؟ - 1861 | 1838 | 1841 | Saud | ||
Abdullah II
| ؟ – 1843 | 1841 | 1843 | Saud | ||
Faisal II
| 1785 – 1865 | 1843 | 1865 | son of Imam Turki | Saud | |
Abdullah III
| 1831 – 1889 | 1865 | 1871 (First term.) | son of Imam Faisal | Saud | |
Saud II
| ؟ – 1874 | 1871 | 1871 (First term.) | Saud | ||
Abdullah III
| 1831 – 1889 | 1871 | 1873 (Second term.) | son of Imam Faisal | Saud | |
Saud II
| ؟ – 1874 | 1873 | 1875 (Second term.) | Saud | ||
AbdulRahman
| 1845 – 1928 | 1875 | 1876 (First term.) | father of Ibn Saud, who founded the modern Saudi Arabia | Saud |  |
Abdullah III
| 1831 – 1889 | 1876 | 1889 (Third term.) | son of Imam Faisal | Saud | |
AbdulRahman
| 1845 – 1928 | 1889 | 1891 (Second term.) | father of Ibn Saud, who founded the modern Saudi Arabia | Saud | |
Kings of Saudi Arabia (1932–present)
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Saud I
| 1640 – 1725 | 1720 | 1725 (death by natural causes) | Was the eponymous ancestor of the House of Saud Son of Emir Muhammad bin Muqrin | Muqrin |
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia
| 15 January 1875 – 9 November 1953 (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
| 15 January 1902 – 23 February 1969 (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
| 14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975 (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
| 13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982 (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
| 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
| 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015 (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
| 31 December 1935 | 23 January 2015 (aged 79) | Incumbent | Son of King Abdulaziz and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi | Saud | _(cropped).jpg) |
Standard of the Kingdom
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Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia.
