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The most influential position of the royal family is the King of Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarch. The family in total is estimated to comprise 15,000 members; however, the majority of power, influence and wealth is possessed by a group of about 2,000 of them.
Family tree of Saudi monarchs [1] Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin 1640–1726: Thunayyan: Muhammad 1687–1765 ... King of Saudi Arabia r. 2005–2015: Salman b. 1935
The king of Saudi Arabia, officially the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: ملك المملكة العربية السعودية), is the head of state and head of government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who holds absolute power. He is the head of the Saudi Arabian royal family, the House of Saud. [1]
Family tree of Saudi monarchs [1] Saud bin Muhammad Al Muqrin 1640–1726: Thunayyan: Muhammad 1687–1765 ... King of Saudi Arabia r. 1932–1953: Saud 1902–1969
Two of their sons became kings of Saudi Arabia. Their children were: Sa'ad (I) Robert Lacey in his book The Kingdom states that Princess Hassa actually mothered Sa'ad which is also said by other sources. He was born in 1913 and died in 1919 during the Spanish flu pandemic. Fahd (II) (1921 – 1 August 2005); King (1982–2005)
The order of succession to the Saudi Arabian throne is determined by, and within, the House of Saud.Every King of Saudi Arabia, upon his death, has been succeeded by the crown prince, with a new crown prince then being appointed according to a loose form of agnatic seniority among the sons of Ibn Saud, though various members of the family have been bypassed for various reasons.
Salman's major initiatives as king include the Saudi intervention in the Yemeni Civil War, Saudi Vision 2030, and a 2017 decree allowing Saudi women to drive. His seventh son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , is considered the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia due to the King's poor health and Mohammed's own political maneuvering. [ 2 ]
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa: Al Khalifa [1] Kuwait: Emir Mishal Al Sabah: Al Sabah [2] Oman: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said: Al Said [3] Qatar: Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani: Al Thani [4] Saudi Arabia: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud: Al Saud [5] United Arab Emirates; Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: Al Nahyan [6] Dubai ...