1. The document lists the 7 kings of Saudi Arabia from its founding in 1932 to the present. It provides biographical information for each king such as their full name, reign dates, parents, place and date of birth, death, and religion.
2. The first king was Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud, who reigned from 1932 until his death in 1953. The current and 7th king is Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who has been reigning since 2015.
3. All of the kings have been descendants of the House of Saud and followers of Wahhabi Sunni Islam. They have
2. 1ST KING: BADSHAH ABDUR AZIZ
Full name: Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin
Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud
Father’s name: Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Mother’s name: Sarah Al Sudairi
Born: 15 January 1875
Born Place: Riyadh, Emirate of Nejd
Reign: 23 September 1932–9 November 1953
Successor: Saud
Death: 9 November 1953 (aged 78)
Death Place: Taif, Saudi Arabia
Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
Religion: Wahhabi Hanbali Sunni Islam
3. 2ND KING: BADSHAH SAUD
Full name: Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman bin
Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad
bin Saud.
Father’s name: King Abdulaziz
Mother’s name: Wadhah bint Hussein Al- Orair
Born: 15 January 1902
Born Place: Kuwait City
Reign: 9 November 1953 – 2 November 1964
Successor: Faisal
Death: 23 February 1969 (aged 67)
Death Place: Athens, Greece
Burial: Al-Oud cemetery, Riyadh
Religion: Islam
4. 3RD KING: BADSHAH FAISAL
Full name: Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Father’s name: King Abdulaziz
Mother’s name: Tarfa bint Abdullah bin Abdulateef Al
Sheikh
Born: 14 April 1906
Born Place: Riyadh, Emirate of Riyadh
Reign: 2 November 1964 – 25 March 1975
Successor: Khalid
Death: 25 March 1975 (aged 68)
Death Place: Saudi Arabia
Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
Religion: Islam
5. 4TH KING: BADSHAH KHALID
Full name: Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Father’s name: King Abdulaziz
Mother’s name: Al Jawhara
Born: 13 February 1913
Born Place: Riyadh
Reign: 25 March 1975 – 13 June 1982
Successor: Fahd
Death: 13 June 1982 (aged 69)
Death Place: Ta’if
Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
Religion: Islam
6. 5TH KING: BADSHAH FAHD
Full name: Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Father’s name: King Abdulaziz
Mother’s name: Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi
Born: 1921
Born Place: Riyadh, Sultanate of Nejd
Reign: 13 June 1982 – 1 August 2005
Successor: Abdullah
Death: 1 August 2005 (aged 84)
Death Place: King Faisal Hospital, Riyadh
Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
Religion: Islam
7. 6TH KING: BADSHAH ABDULLAH
Full name: Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Father’s name: King Abdulaziz
Mother’s name: Fahda Al Shuraim
Born: 1 August 1924
Born Place: Riyadh, Nejd (now Saudi Arabia)
Reign: 1 August 2005 – 23 January 2015
Successor: Salman
Death: 23 January 2015 (aged 90)
Death Place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Burial: Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh
Religion: Islam
8. 7TH KING: BADSHAH SALMAN
Full name: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Father’s name: King Abdulaziz
Mother’s name: Hassa bint Ahmad Al Sudairi
Born: 31 December 1935
Born Place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Reign: 23 January 2015 – present
Heir(s) presumptive: Muhammad
Religion: Islam