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Ibn Saud

Abdulaziz bin Abdu Rahman Al Saud, known in the Western world as Ibn Saud, and known with his kunya Abu Turki, was a Najdi war leader, statesman, and religious leader who became the founder and first King of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 23 September 1932 until his death in 1953. He had ruled parts of the kingdom since 1902, having previously been Emir, Sultan, King of Nejd, and King of Hejaz.

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politics · King of Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953 · statesperson · monarch · politician · military personnel · king · also Ibn Saud, Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Faisal Āl Saʻūd,, Abdulaziz, Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal ibn Turki ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al Saud, King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman

Born 15 January 1876 · Died 9 November 1953 · Q151509

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Two things are essential to our state and our people ... religion and the rights inherited from our fathers.
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The last words of Ibn Saud; quoted in Ibn Saud, by Leslie McLoughlin.
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2026· 4 entries

Sep 29, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Crescent International: From British agents to American puppets, Bani Saud now abandoned by Trump

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Aug 16, 2026Documented record85% confidence

“Two things are essential to our state and our people ... religion and the rights inherited from our fathers.”

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Aug 10, 2026Documented record75% confidence

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Aug 10, 2026Documented record75% confidence

Public attention spiked: 5,435 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 1,650, with 0 article edits.

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2023· 1 entry

Jan 17, 2023Documented record69% confidence

Newsweek: Saudi Arabia’s Challenge to Biden: Let’s Abandon FDR’s Deal With Ibn Saud | Opinion

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1953· 6 entries

Nov 9, 1953Documented record95% confidence

Died 1953-11-09.

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“The last words of Ibn Saud; quoted in Ibn Saud, by Leslie McLoughlin.”

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“God cursed the Jews, therefore they don't deserve a country.”

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“Tanrı Yahudileri lanetledi, bu nedenle bir ülkeyi hak etmiyorlar.”

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“Il volto olivastro e sorridente di Ibn Saud incorniciato dalla barba corta, con il naso pronunciato ma regolare, la bocca mobile, piena, ma non pesante, gli occhi nerissimi, traduce energia e simpatia. Egli è copiosamente profumato ed i gesti delle sue belle mani sono straordinariamente eloquenti.”

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“Faisal, Saud is your brother. Saud, Faisal is your brother. There is no power and no strength save in God.”

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1952· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1952Documented record85% confidence

Won: Francoist Spain with The Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (April 1952).

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1951· 2 entries

1951Source gives the year onlyDocumented record78% confidence

And was used commercially after the King's death

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1951Source gives the year onlyDocumented record80% confidence

When Captain Abdullah Al Mandili, a member of Royal Saudi Air Force, tried to bomb the King's camp from an airplane

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1947· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1947Documented record85% confidence

Won: United States with Order of the Star of India (KCSI, 23 November 1916) (February 1947).

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1947Source gives the year onlyDocumented record80% confidence

When the World Bank was suggested to him as the source of development loans instead of the US Export-Import Bank, Ibn Saud reported that Saudi Arabia would do business with and be indebted to the United States instead of

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1943· 1 entry

1943Source gives the year onlyDocumented record81% confidence

One of the significant publications about Ibn Saud in the Western media was a comprehensive article by Noel Busch published in Life magazine in May 1943 which introduced him as a legendary monarch.

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1938· 4 entries

1938Source gives the year onlyDocumented record80% confidence

When an attack on a main British pipeline in the Kingdom of Iraq was found to be connected to the German Ambassador, Fritz Grobba, Ibn Saud provided Grobba with refuge

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1938Source gives the year onlyDocumented record78% confidence

And the beginning of large-scale oil production after World War II

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1938Source gives the year onlyDocumented record78% confidence

And the palace remained his residence and the seat of government until his death in 1953

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1938Source gives the year onlyDocumented record80% confidence

By Chevron Corporation, after Ibn Saud granted a concession in 1933

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1937· 1 entry

1937Source gives the year onlyDocumented record78% confidence

Called them "a race accursed by God" who are "destined to final destruction and eternal damnation"

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1936· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1936Documented record85% confidence

Won: Netherlands with The Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (September 1936).

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Jun 15, 1936Documented record93% confidence

Awarded Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1936).

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1932· 3 entries

Jan 1, 1932Documented record93% confidence

Career landmark: King of Saudi Arabia (1932–1953).

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Jan 1, 1932Documented record93% confidence

Career landmark: Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1932–1953).

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Jan 1, 1932Documented record93% confidence

Career landmark: Saudi National Day.

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1929· 2 entries

1929Source gives the year onlyDocumented record81% confidence

Muhammad Leopold Weiss reported in 1929 that one of Ibn Saud's spouses had poisoned the King in 1924, causing him to have poor sight in one eye.

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That one of Ibn Saud's spouses had poisoned the King in 1924, causing him to have poor sight in one eye

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1926· 1 entry

1926Source gives the year onlyDocumented record78% confidence

After a caravan of Egyptian pilgrims on the way to Mecca were beaten by his forces for playing bugles, he was impelled to issue a conciliatory statement to the Egyptian government

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1925· 1 entry

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Ibn Saud's forces captured the holy city of Mecca from Sharif Hussein, ending 700 years of Hashemite rule

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1917· 1 entry

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Just as his sons Abdullah and Faisal entered Damascus

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1915· 1 entry

1915Source gives the year onlyDocumented record78% confidence

Signed a "friendship and cooperation" pact with Britain to keep his militia in line and cease any further attacks against their protectorates for whom they were responsible

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1904· 1 entry

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Abdulaziz bin Mutaib Al Rashid appealed to the Ottoman Empire for military protection and assistance

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1902· 1 entry

1902Source gives the year onlyDocumented record78% confidence

Starting three decades of conquests that made him the ruler of nearly all of central and north Arabia

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1901· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1901Documented record93% confidence

Career landmark: Wizarate of War (1901–1921).

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1891· 1 entry

1891Source gives the year onlyDocumented record80% confidence

The House of Saud's long-term regional rivals led by Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Rashid conquered Riyadh

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1876· 1 entry

Jan 15, 1876Documented record95% confidence

Born 1876-01-15.

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