Saudi Arabia

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The King of Saudi Arabia is Saudi Arabia's head of state and monarch. He serves as the head of the Saudi Monarchy and House of Saud. King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, born 1924) [1] is the King of Saudi Arabia. ... The House of Saud ( translit: ) is the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ... Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is a title given to the King of Saudi Arabia. ... Saudi Arabia has no parliament. ... Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 Principalities or regions (manatiq, singular – mintaqah). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV) is a Saudi Arabian police force meant to prevent religious crimes. ... The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an Islamic theocratic monarchy without legal protection for freedom of religion, and such protection does not exist in practice. ... Saudi foreign policy objectives are to maintain its security and its paramount position on the Arabian Peninsula, defend general Arab and Islamic interests, promote solidarity among Islamic governments, and maintain cooperative relations with other oil-producing and major oil-consuming countries. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Saudi Logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... The House of Saud ( translit: ) is the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ...

Within Saudi Arabia the king is known by the title of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (خادم الحرمين الشريفين), which refers to Saudi Arabia's jurisdiction over the mosques of Masjid al Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is a title given to the King of Saudi Arabia. ... Masjid al Haram Al-Masjid al-Haram (Arabic: ) is a very large mosque in the city of Makkah (Mecca). ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... Masjid al-Nabawi or Mosque of the Prophet is the second holiest mosque in the Islamic world. ... Medina (Arabic: ‎ IPA: or المدينة IPA: ; also transliterated into English as Madinah) is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. ...

This is a list of kings of Saudi Arabia:

King Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) (1902/1932-1953) (51/21)

King Saud, son of King Abdul Aziz (1953-1964) (11), d. 1969

King Faisal, son of King Abdul Aziz (1964-1975) (11)

King Khalid, son of King Abdul Aziz (1975-1982) (7)

King Fahd, son of King Abdul Aziz (1982-2005) (23)

King Abdullah, son of King Abdul Aziz (2005-)

King Abdul Aziz began conquering today's Saudi Arabia in 1902, by restoring his family as emirs of Riyadh. He then proceeded to conquer first the Nejd (1922) and then the Hejaz (1925). He progressed from Sultan of Nejd, to King of Hejaz and Nejd, and finally to King of Saudi Arabia (1932). `Abd al-`AzÄ«z as-Sa`Å«d ( 1880 - November 9, 1953) (Arabic:عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. ... `Abd al-`AzÄ«z as-Sa`Å«d ( 1880 - November 9, 1953) (Arabic:عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Saud bin Abdul Aziz (January 12, 1902 - February 23, 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to November 2, 1964. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Khalid bin Abdul Aziz (Arabic: خالد بن عبد العزيز ; b. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (Arabic: ‎, b. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, born 1924) [1] is the King of Saudi Arabia. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... `Abd al-`AzÄ«z as-Sa`Å«d ( 1880 - November 9, 1953) (Arabic:عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Riyadh (Arabic: ‎ ar-Riyāḍ) is the capital of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. ... Najd (Nejd) is a region in central Saudi Arabia and the location of the nations capital, Riyadh. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Western Province (Saudi Arabia). ...

The other kings have all been sons of his, and all likely immediate successors to the reigning King Abdullah are his sons as well. Sons of Ibn Saud are considered to have primary claim on the Kingship of Saudi Arabia. This makes the Saudi Monarchy quite distinct from Western monarchies, which usually feature large, clearly defined royal families and orders of succession. The kings after Faisal have named a "second Deputy Prime Minister" as the subsequent heir after the Crown Prince, who is also the "Deputy Prime Minister." The current Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is Abdullah's half-brother, Prince Sultan, and it is intended that a family assembly choose heirs from their or the next generation at some time in the future, however at the current time, Abdullah has named no "second Deputy." `Abd al-`Azīz as-Sa`ūd ( 1880 - November 9, 1953) (Arabic:عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. ... A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ... A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. ... Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (Arabic: ) (born January 5, 1928 in Riyadh) is the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. ...

The King of Saudi Arabia is also considered the Head of the House of Saud and Prime Minister. The House of Saud ( translit: ) is the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ...

Saudi Arabia is ruled by Islamic law and purports to be an Islamic state; but many Muslims see a monarchy as being a non-Islamic system of government. This attitude stems in part from Muhammad's own injunction against hereditary rule, and rather in favor of selecting rulers based on who is most qualified. The caliphate, however, became a hereditary system after the time of the first four Sunni Caliphs Rashidun, and for this reason was dismantled. The ruling family itself is often perceived as unreligious due to rumours of decadent behaviour. This is part of a deeper underlying tension in Saudi Arabia between the strive for modernization and conservation of culture and values. For other persons named Muhammad, see Muhammad (name). ... The Caliphate (Arabic خلافة) is the theoretical federal government that would govern the Islamic world under Islamic law, ruled by a Caliph as head of state. ... The Rightly Guided Caliphs or The Righteous Caliphs ( translit: ) is a term used in Sunni Islam to refer to the first four caliphs that ruled after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. ...