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The history of the House of Saud has been marked by a desire to unify the Arabian Peninsula and to spread a more pure and simple view of Islam embodied by Wahhabism. As such, the House of Saud has gone through three phases: the First Saudi State, the Second Saudi State , and the modern nation of Saudi Arabia.

It should be noted that Saudi Arabia is the only country on Earth named after a family: the adjective "Saudi" indicates something belonging to the House of Saud.

1 Heads of the House of Saud

• Muhammad bin Saud
• Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad bin Saud
• Saud bin Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad al Saud
• Abdullah bin SaudAbdullah bin Saud succeeded his father Saud bin Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad al Saud in 1814 and ruled until 1818. While the House of Saud had many successes under Saud, they had also managed to get into a war with the Ottoman Empire. As such, Abdullah was alm

• Turki bin Abdullah
• Faisal bin TurkiSeveral men have had the name Faisal bin Turki. They include: Faisal bin Turki (1864-1913), Sultan of Muscat and Oman Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud, ancestor of the current House of Saud.
• Abdul Rahman bin FaisalAbdul Rahman bin Faisal ( 1850- 1928) was the youngest son of Faisal bin Turki and father of King Abdul Aziz al-Saud, who founded the modern nation of Saudi Arabia. Abdul Rahman was also the last ruler of the "Second Saudi State" Upon the death of Faisal,

King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al-Saud

King Saud bin Abdul AzizSaud bin Abdul Aziz ( January 12, 1902 February 23, 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to November 2, 1964. He was the eldest son of Ibn Saud, and was made a crown prince on May 11, 1933 and became king upon his father's death in 1953. During his re,

King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz

King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz

King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz

2 External link

• A PDF file showing the structure of the House from globalsecurity.org (requires Adobe Acrobat)