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House of Saud family members also hold many of the kingdom's critical military and governmental departmental posts. Ultimate power in the kingdom has always rested upon the Al Saudis, though support from the Ulema , the merchant community, and the population at large has been key to the maintenance of the royal family's political status quo .
Pages in category "House of Saud" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. ... Template:Mani' Al-Muraydi Family Tree; Template:Sons of King Abdulaziz
The Al Saud originated as a leading family in a town called Diriyah, close to the modern city of Riyadh, near the center of Najd. Sometime in the early 16th century, ancestors of Saud bin Muhammad took over some date groves, one of the few forms of agriculture the area could support, and settled there.
Saudi Arabia (established 1932 : House of Saud (Al Saud). [2] Qatar (independent since 1971): House of Thani (Al Thani), [2] originally bedouin from Nejd. [6] House of Al-Daweesh the ruling branch of the Mutayr tribe ruled Najd for a time [citation needed] United Arab Emirates (independent since 1971 [c]) – royal families: Abu Dhabi: House of ...
Saud 1833–1875 Emir of Nejd r. 1871, r. 1873–1875: Abdul Rahman 1850–1928 Emir of Nejd r. 1875–1876, r. 1889–1891: Abdulaziz (Ibn Saud) 1875–1953 Emir of Nejd r. 1902–1932 King of Saudi Arabia r. 1932–1953: Saud 1902–1969 King of Saudi Arabia r. 1953–1964: Faisal 1906–1975 King of Saudi Arabia r. 1964–1975: Khalid 1913 ...
The House of Saud, Saudi Arabia’s royal family, is considered the world’s wealthiest political family, with a staggering net worth reportedly exceeding $1.4 trillion. Saudi Aramco, the state ...
Prince Ahmed's family were the descendants of Thunayan, one of the brothers of Muhammad bin Saud, who is the patriarch of the House of Saud. [2] Ahmed's father was Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud, who was captured by the Ottomans in Bombay and sent to Istanbul in August 1880. [3]
The House of Saud — though technically not a company — correlates to the Saudi royal family, which is a nearly century-old monarchy. Due to this fact, the family’s exact wealth is harder to ...