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First king of Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953

This article is about Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman, the first king of Saudi Arabia. For his ancestor who is also called Ibn Saud, see Muhammad bin Saud Al Muqrin.

For the Ottoman ruler of the same name, see Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Saud.

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 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.^[1]

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. Ibn