The Al-Saud dynasty, the sons of Ibn Saud, and principal sons of principal princes
Line of succession of the Al-Saud
(The year 1745 was when Mohammed bin Saud gave refuge to the Moslem scholar, Mohammed bin Abdul-Wahab, whose strict interpretation of Islam is known as Wahabism. The period until 1818 is known as the first Saudi state. The period between 1824 and 1891 is known as the second Saudi state. During this time some sheikhs ruled more than once. The third Saudi state began in 1902 when Ibn Saud seized control of Riyadh. By the Islamic calendar, the centenary of this event was in 1999.)
| Dates |
Name |
Reason for end of rule |
Relationship to predecessor |
| 1745-65 |
Mohammed bin Saud |
Death |
|
| 1765-1803 |
Abdul-Aziz |
Assassinated |
Son |
| 1803-1814 |
Saud |
Death |
Son |
| 1814-1818 |
Abdullah |
Executed |
Son |
| 1820 |
Mishari |
Lost control |
Brother |
| 1824-34 |
Turki |
Assassinated |
Distant cousin |
| 1834-38 |
Faisal |
Captured by enemies |
Son |
| 1839-41 |
Khalid |
Death |
Distant cousin |
| 1841-43 |
Abdullah |
Deposed |
Very distant cousin |
| 1843-65 |
Faisal |
Death |
Very distant cousin |
| 1867-71 |
Abdullah |
Deposed |
Son |
| 1871-75 |
Saud |
Death |
Brother |
| 1875 |
Abdul-Rahman |
Lost control |
Brother |
| 1875-89 |
Abdullah |
Death |
Brother |
| 1889-91 |
Abdul-Rahman |
Forced to flee |
Brother |
| 1902-53 |
Abdul-Aziz (Ibn Saud) |
Died |
Son |
| 1953-64 |
Saud |
Deposed |
Son |
| 1964-75 |
Faisal |
Assassinated |
Half-brother |
| 1975-82 |
Khalid |
Death |
Half-brother |
| 1982- |
Fahd |
|
Half-brother |
The surviving sons of King Abdul-Aziz (Ibn Saud)
(Ibn Saud fathered 44 sons by 17 different wives. By the time he died in 1953, 35 of them were
still alive. This number had been reduced to 24 by the summer of 2000.)
| Son |
Year of birth |
Mother |
| Fahd |
1921 |
Hassa bint Ahmad al-Sudairi |
| Abdullah |
1923 |
Al Fadha bint Asi al-Shuraim |
| Bandar |
1923 |
Bazza |
| Musaid |
1923 |
Jauhara bint Saad al-Sudairi |
| Sultan |
1924 |
Hassa bint Ahmad al-Sudairi |
| Mishal |
1926 |
Shahida |
| Mitab |
1928 |
Shahida |
| Abdul-Rahman |
1931 |
Hassa bint Ahmad al-Sudairi |
| Talal |
1931 |
Munaiyir |
| Badr |
1933 |
Haiya bint Saad al-Sudairi |
| Nayef |
1933 |
Hassa bint Ahmad al-Sudairi |
| Nawaf |
1933 |
Munaiyir |
| Turki |
1934 |
Hassa bint Ahmad al-Sudairi |
| Fawwaz |
1934 |
Bazza |
| Abdul-Illah |
1935 |
Haiya bint Saad al-Sudairi |
| Salman |
1936 |
Hassa bint Ahmad al-Sudairi |
| Majid |
1937 |
Mudhi |
| Ahmad |
1940 |
Hassa bint Ahmad al-Sudairi |
| Mamdouh |
1940 |
Nouf bint al-Shalan |
| Abdul-Majid |
1940 |
Haiya bint Saad al-Sudairi |
| Hidlul |
1941 |
Saida al-Yamaniyah |
| Mashur |
1942 |
Nouf bint al-Shalan |
| Sattam |
1943 |
Mudhi |
| Miqrin |
1943 |
Baraka al-Yamaniyah |
Principal sons of principal princes
Sons of the late King Faisal
Khalid, born 1941, governor of Asir province
Saud, born 1941, foreign minister since 1975
Turki, born 1945, ambassador to Britain
Sons of the so-called "Sudairi Seven"
Fahd, born 1921, king and prime minister since 1982
Khalid, born 1947
Saud, born 1950, deputy head of external intelligence
Mohammed, born 1950, governor of Eastern province
Sultan, born 1951, president of Youth Welfare
Abdul-Aziz, minister of state, chief of council of ministers' court
Sultan, born 1924, second deputy prime minister since 1982 and minister of defence and aviation
Khalid, born 1949, assistant minister of defence
Fahd, born 1950, governor of Tabuk
Faisal, born 1950, ministry of planning/deputy minister
Bandar, born 1943, ambassador to US since 1983
Turki, ministry of information/deputy minister
Abdul-Rahman, born 1931, vice-minister of defence and aviation since 1962
Turki
Nayef, born 1933, minister of interior
Saud, ambassador to Spain
Mohammed, assistant minister of interior for security affairs
Turki, born 1934, lives in a hotel in Cairo
Faisal, adviser in the oil ministry
Salman, born 1936, governor of Riyadh province since 1962
Fahd, businessman
Sultan, former astronaut, head of tourism commission
Abdul-Aziz, deputy minister of oil
Faisal, owner of Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper
Ahmad, born 1940, vice-minister of interior since 1978
Nayef, in army special forces
Sons of Crown Prince Abdullah, born 1923, crown prince, first deputy prime minister,
commander of the national guard.
Khaled
Mitab, deputy commander of national guard
Abdul-Aziz, born 1964, adviser in his father's court
Faisal, adviser in his father's court
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