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By her former husband, Fahda was the mother of at least two sons. She bore three children to Ibn Saud, and died when the eldest among them, the future king Abdullah, was only six years old. Her children with Ibn Saud were: Abdullah (1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015); King (2005–2015) Nouf (died August 2015)
Wives of Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman, King of Saudi Arabia, known in the Western world as Ibn Saud Pages in category "Wives of Ibn Saud" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
This is a list of current monarchs of the Arabian Peninsula. It includes the reigning houses of those states which are monarchies: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and each of the seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates. The ruling families and their current head (and therefore ruler) are:
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود; 15 January 1875 [note 3] – 9 November 1953), known in the Western world mononymously as Ibn Saud (Arabic: ابن سعود; Ibn Suʿūd), [note 4] was the founder and first king of Saudi Arabia, reigning from 23 September 1932 until his ...
Abdul Rahman had ten sons with different wives: [29] Faisal (1870–1890), Abdulaziz, Mohammed, Saad I, Saud (1890–1965), Abdullah, Musaid, Ahmed, Saad II (1924–1955) and Abdul Mohsen. [30] [31] Abdulaziz was his fourth child. [16] Ahmed was a member of the family council during the reign of King Khalid. [32]
Tarfa's sister Munira married Abdulaziz's half-brother Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, [12] and her other sister, Sara, married Abdulaziz's full-brother Saad bin Abdul Rahman. [5] [8] These marriages were strategic moves to strengthen the links between the Al Sauds and the Al Sheikhs. [13] [14] Abdulaziz and Tarfa's first child, Noura, was born in 1904.
[18] [19] Hussa bint Ahmed became the most valued spouse of King Abdulaziz due to being mother of seven sons. [20] In Arab culture, the most prominent wife is the one who gives birth to the largest number of sons. Therefore, Hussa had the advantage of being a "mother of boys." [20] Her sons with King Abdulaziz are known as the Sudairi Seven. [21]
Sara bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سارة بنت عبد العزيز آل سعود; 1916–2002) was one of the most prominent daughters of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. Early life