List of rulers of Saudi Arabia

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	Abdulaziz (Ibn Saud)
Formation	22 September 1932
Residence	King’s Palace, Riyadh[1]

Saudi Arabia
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Saudi Arabia
Basic Law
Monarchy King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Deputy crown prince vacant Allegiance Council Succession
Government Prime Minister Salman Council of Ministers Consultative Assembly President: Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh National Security Council Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
Legal system The Quran Judiciary Capital punishment Freedom of religion Human rights Women's rights LGBT rights
Recent elections Municipal: 2005 2011 2015
Administrative divisions Regions Governorates
Foreign relations
Other countries Atlas

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

List of Imams (1744-1891)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Muhammad محمد	؟ – 1765	1726	1765	Founder of the First Saudi State and the Saud dynasty	Saud
Abdulaziz عبد العزيز	؟ – 1803	1765	1803 (assassinated.)	The second ruler of the First Saudi State and son of Muhammad bin Saud	Saud
Saud I al Kabeer سعود	؟ – 1814	1803	1814	He created the largest Arabian empire in the last 1300 years	Saud
Abdullah I عبد الله	؟ – 1818	1814	1817	He was the last ruler of the First Saudi State and was executed by the Ottomans	Saud
Turki تركي	1755 – 1834	1823	1834 (assassinated.)	Founder of the Second Saudi State	Saud
Mishari مشاري	1786 – 1834	1834	1834 (assassinated.)		Saud
Faisal I فيصل	1785 – 1865	1834	1838	Son of Imam Turki	Saud
Khalid خالد	؟ - 1861	1838	1841		Saud
Abdullah II عبد الله	؟ – 1843	1841	1843		Saud
Faisal II فيصل	1785 – 1865	1843	1865	son of Imam Turki	Saud
Abdullah III عبد الله	1831 – 1889	1865	1871 (First term.)	son of Imam Faisal	Saud
Saud II سعود	؟ – 1874	1871	1871 (First term.)		Saud
Abdullah III عبد الله	1831 – 1889	1871	1873 (Second term.)	son of Imam Faisal	Saud
Saud II سعود	؟ – 1874	1873	1875 (Second term.)		Saud
AbdulRahman عبد الرحمن	1845 – 1928	1875	1876 (First term.)	father of Ibn Saud, who founded the modern Saudi Arabia	Saud
Abdullah III عبد الله	1831 – 1889	1876	1889 (Third term.)	son of Imam Faisal	Saud
AbdulRahman عبد الرحمن	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
Ibn Saud Ibn Saud عبد العزيز	(1875-01-15)15 January 1875 – 9 November 1953(1953-11-09) (aged 78)	22 September 1932 (age 57)	9 November 1953 (Died)	Reign established by conquest	Saud
Saud سعود	(1902-01-12)12 January 1902 – 23 February 1969(1969-02-23) (aged 67)	9 November 1953 (age 51)	2 November 1964 (Deposed)	Son of Ibn Saud and Wadhah bint Muhammad bin 'Aqab	Saud
Faisal فيصل	(1906-04-14)14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975(1975-03-25) (aged 68)	2 November 1964 (age 57)	25 March 1975 (Assassinated)	Son of Ibn Saud and Tarfa bint Abduallah bin Abdulateef al Sheekh	Saud
Khalid خالد	(1913-02-13)13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982(1982-06-13) (aged 69)	25 March 1975 (age 62)	13 June 1982 (Died)	Son of Ibn Saud and Al Jawhara bint Musaed bin Jiluwi	Saud
Fahd فهد	16 March 1921 – 1 August 2005 (aged 84)	13 June 1982 (age 61)	1 August 2005 (Died)	Son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi	Saud
Abdullah عبد الله	(1924-08-01)1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015(2015-01-23) (aged 90)	1 August 2005 (age 81)	23 January 2015 (Died)	Son of Ibn Saud and Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim	Saud
Salman سلمان	(1935-12-31) 31 December 1935	23 January 2015 (age 79)	Incumbent	Son of Ibn Saud and Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi	Saud

Standard of the Kingdom

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  Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia.

See also

• History of Saudi Arabia

References