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Ibn Saud's eldest son Turki, who was the crown prince of the Kingdoms of Nejd and Hejaz, died at age 18, predeceasing his father. Had Turki not died, he would have been the crown prince. [5] Instead, Ibn Saud appointed his second son, Prince Saud, heir to the Saudi throne in 1933. He had many quarrels with his brother Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman ...
Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin Al Saud (Arabic: محمد بن سعود آل مقرن, romanized: Muḥammad bin Suʿūd Āl Muqrin; 1687–1765), also known as Ibn Saud, was the emir of Diriyah and is considered the founder of the First Saudi State and the Saud dynasty, named after his father, Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin. [1]
Saud had several sons: Muhammad, [5] Thunayyan, [6] Mishari, and Farhan. [7]Saud died in 1726 and was succeeded by his son Muhammad. [5] One of Saud's brothers, Muqrin, was killed by Muhammad bin Saud, which caused an intrafamilial struggle and therefore, Zaid bin Farhan ('son of Farhan') found an opportunity to control the rule of Diriyah.
Upon Ibn Saud's death, his son Saud assumed the throne without incident, but his lavish spending led to a power struggle with his brother, Crown Prince Faisal. In 1964, the royal family forced Saud to abdicate in favor of Faisal, aided by an edict from the country's grand mufti.
Abdullah was the eldest son of Saud bin Abdulaziz, who declared him as the heir apparent in 1805. [3] Abdullah's first military command was in 1811. [3] In his second command he fought against the Egyptians in 1812, and was unable to prevent them from ultimately recapturing Hejaz. [3]
After the death of his elder brother Turki, Saud married his wife, Muneera bint Obaid; their daughter, Al Anoud, died in January 2006 aged 83 and was buried in Mecca. [49] He was described as "although not as large as his illustrious father, King Saud is about six feet two inches (187 cm) in height and weighs well over two hundred pounds.
[6] [7] He was the eldest son of Abdulaziz bin Muhammad. [8] [9] The mother of Saud was a daughter of Uthman bin Mu'ammar, ruler of Uyaina. [10] Saud's succession was decided and announced in 1787. [1] [3] Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab, religious leader of the state, asked people to express their allegiance to him as heir apparent. [11]
She first married Sa'ad's eldest son, Prince Fahd. After they divorced, she married his brother Saud. [ 3 ] Fahd bin Sa'ad was a close confidant of King Faisal and was appointed governor of Asir Province on 8 June 1969, replacing Turki bin Ahmed Al Sudairi, a distant relative, in the post. [ 17 ]