Ibn Saud

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ibn Saud
Occupation	King
Date Of Birth	Jan 15, 1876(1876-01-15)
Age	148
Date Of Death	1953-11-09
Country	Saudi Arabia
Birth City	Riyadh
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ibn Saud Biography

Ibn Saud is one of the most popular and richest King who was born on January 15, 1876 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Also known as also known as King Abdulaziz He conquered the neighboring territories to create his own Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over which the kingdom he reigned for over twenty years. Under his rule the discovery of petroleum took place within his country, and thus it was that the Middle Eastern oil empire began.

In the time of Ibn Saud’s rise power in the late 19th century, his British administration sent T.E. Lawrence (“Lawrence of Arabia”) to Saudi Arabia to oppose Ottoman rule.

Son of Second Saudi State ruler Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, Ibn Saud had twenty-two wives and fathered more than seventy kids.

Ibn Saud Net Worth

Ibn Saud is one of the richest King from Saudi Arabia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ibn Saud 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his teens in the late twenties, he was exiled out in Saudi Arabia by members of the Al Rashid dynasty; consequently his brief stay was within Qatar in Qatar and Bahrain and spent about 10 months in Kuwait.

In the aftermath the second half of World War II, he had a meeting with both American president Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister At the end of World War II, he met with both American President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill..

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ibn Saud height 6 ft 9 in Ibn weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ibn Saud Dating?

According to our records, Ibn Saud married to Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim. As of December 1, 2023, Ibn Saud’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Ibn Ranked on the list of most popular King. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Saudi Arabia. Ibn Saud celebrates birthday on January 15 of every year.

What is Ibn Saud known for?

As King, he presided over the discovery of petroleum in Saudi Arabia in 1938 and the beginning of large-scale oil production after World War II. He fathered many children, including 45 sons, and all of the subsequent kings of Saudi Arabia.

How Ibn Saud become king?

Tensions finally boiled over when the Ikhwan rebelled. After two years of fighting, they were suppressed by Ibn Saud in the Battle of Sabilla in March

1929. On 23 September 1932, Ibn Saud formally united his realm into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with himself as its king.

How many wives Ibn Saud had?

Ibn Saud remarried at eighteen and his firstborn child was Prince Turki I. He had 45 sons of whom 36 survived to adulthood and had children of their own. He also had many daughters. He is thought to have had 22 wives.

Who was the first Saudi king?

King of Saudi Arabia
First monarch| King Abdulaziz
Formation| 23 September 1932
Residence| Al-Yamamah Palace

Who named Saudi Arabia?

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by King Abdulaziz (known as Ibn Saud in the West). He united the four regions into a single state through a series of conquests beginning in 1902 with the capture of Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the Al Saud.