Ibn saud

HISTORY- The first king of Saudi Arabia was King Abdulaziz and he is shown in the picture above. He ruled over the kingdom from 1902 to 1921 and led the kingdom through war. He got power by restoring his family as the leaders Riyadh. The first King also conquered Nejd and the Hejaz which are areas that are part of Saudi Arabia to this day.

King Abdulaziz ibn Saud was the founding member and the first king of the modern state of Saudi Arabia. The Saud family and the Ikhwan Brotherhood were originally hired by the British to fight the Ottoman Turks during World War I.

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Ibn Saud - Wikipedia

Ibn Saud the founding king of modern day Saudi Arabia balanced religious forces domestically and western powers and oil companies internationally to establish his place in history and create a wealthy nation on the Arabian Peninsula.

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