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Ibn Saud

1875 - 1953

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Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود; 15 January 1875 – 9 November 1953), known in the Western world as Ibn Saud (Arabic: ابن سعود; Ibn Suʿūd), was the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 23 September 1932 until his death in 1953. He had ruled parts of the kingdom since 1902, having previously been Emir, Sultan, and King of Nejd, and King of Hejaz. Ibn Saud was the son of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, Emir of Nejd, and Sara bint Ahmed Al Sudairi. The family were exiled from their residence in the city of Riyadh in 1890. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Saud is the 459th most popular politician (down from 413th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 20th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

The founder of Saudi Arabia, ibn saud, is most famous for his unification of the Arabian Peninsula and founding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ibn Saud ranks 459 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward I of England, Porus, Mars, Mahidevran, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, and Radovan Karadžić. After him are Nicolas Sarkozy, Henry VII of England, Pertinax, Alfred the Great, Willy Brandt, and Toghon Temür.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Ibn Saud ranks 10. Before him are Aleister Crowley, Vallabhbhai Patel, Syngman Rhee, Rainer Maria Rilke, Albert Schweitzer, and D. W. Griffith. After him are Ferdinand Porsche, Jeanne Calment, Mileva Marić, Gerd von Rundstedt, Marie of Romania, and Albert I of Belgium. Among people deceased in 1953, Ibn Saud ranks 5. Before him are Joseph Stalin, Mary of Teck, Lavrentiy Beria, and Sergei Prokofiev. After him are Edwin Hubble, Gerd von Rundstedt, Robert Andrews Millikan, Guccio Gucci, Carol II of Romania, Klement Gottwald, and Emmerich Kálmán.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud ranks 17 out of 354. Before him are Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Hasan ibn Ali (624), Bilal ibn Rabah (580), Muawiyah I (603), Osama bin Laden (1957), and Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548). After him are Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Aminah (557), Ja'far al-Sadiq (702), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud ranks 5. Before him are Umar (585), Uthman (574), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), and Muawiyah I (603). After him are Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Abū Lahab (549), and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580).

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