List of sons of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud by seniority

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Ibn Saud was fifteen when he was first married. However, his wife died soon thereafter. He remarried at the age of eighteen and his first son Turki was born.[1] He had 45 sons of whom 36 survived to adulthood and had children of their own.[2] He also had many daughters. His number of wives is put at 22.[3]

Wadhah bint Muhammad bin 'Aqab[edit]

[4]

  1. Turki (I) (1900–1919) nominal heir in Riyadh and Najd.
  2. Saud (12 January 1902 – 23 February 1969); Crown Prince from 1932; 2nd King (1953–1964), Deposed and exiled.
  3. Nura
  4. Munira

Tarfah bint Abdullah Al AlSheikh[edit]

  1. Khalid (I) (born 1903, died in infancy)
  2. Faisal (April 1906 – 25 March 1975); was Prime Minister and Regent prior to deposing is brother; 3rd King (1964–1975); murdered.
  3. Saad (I) (1914–1919)
  4. Anud (born 1917, date of death unknown)
  5. Nura (1904–1938); married her first cousin Khalid bin Muhammad

Lulua bint Salih Al Dakhil[edit]

[5]

  1. Fahd (I) (1906–1919)

Al Jawhara bint Musaed Al Jiluwi[edit]

  1. Muhammad (1910–1988) "Father of the two evils"; Held many ministries under his father and older brother Saud. Led revolt against Saud and was briefly de jure Crown Prince before ceding the job to his full brother Khalid.
  2. Khalid (II) (13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982); Crown Prince 1965—75; 4th King 1975–1982
  3. Al Anoud

Lajah bint Khalid bin Hithlayn[edit]

  1. Sara (1916 – June 2000)

Bazza (I)[edit]

  1. Nasser (1911–1984);[6] accidentally killed his brother while at a wild party. Excluded from all positions and disgraced.

Jawhara bint Saad bin Abdul Muhsin al Sudairi[edit]

  1. Sa'ad (II) (1915–1993), bypassed for throne, given chairmanship of royal family council of Al Saud (precursor of Allegiance Council) as consolation prize.
  2. Musa'id (1923–2013)[7] Disgraced when son murdered King Faisal. Bypassed from succession.
  3. Abdul Mohsin (1925–1985)
  4. Al Bandari (1928–2008)[8]

Hassa Al Sudairi (1900–1969)[edit]

The sons are known as the "Sudairi Seven"

  1. Fahd (II) (1921 – 1 August 2005); 5th King (1982–2005)
  2. Sultan (1928–2011); Crown Prince (2005–2011)
  3. Luluwah (ca. 1928–2008)[9]
  4. Abdul Rahman (born 1931); Deputy Minister of Defense and Aviation (1978—2011), removed from Succession.
  5. Nayef (1933–2012); Crown Prince (27 October 2011 – 16 June 2012)
  6. Turki (II) (born 1934); Deputy Defense Minister (1969-78), removed from Succession.
  7. Salman (born 31 December 1935); 7th King (2015—)
  8. Ahmed (born 1942); Deputy Minister of the Interior (1975—2012) and briefly as Minister of the Interior in 2012, removed from Succession.
  9. Jawahir
  10. Latifa
  11. Al Jawhara
  12. Moudhi (died young)
  13. Felwa (died young)

Shahida[edit]

  1. Mansour (1921 – 2 May 1951); Minister of Defense, killed during wild party.
  2. Misha'al (born 1926); Minister of Defense, removed from Succession
  3. Qumash (1927 – September 2011)[10]
  4. Mutaib (born 1931); Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs (1980 to 2009), removed from Succession.

Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim[edit]

  1. Abdullah (1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015); 6th King (2005–2015)
  2. Nuf
  3. Seeta (c. 1930 – 13 April 2011); initiated the Princesses’ Council

Bazza (II)[edit]

  1. Bandar (born 1923)
  2. Fawwaz (1934–2008)

Haya bint Sa'ad Al Sudairi (1913 – 18 April 2003)[edit]

Second wife from that clan.[11]

  1. Badr (I) (1931–1932)
  2. Badr (II) (1933 – 1 April 2013)
  3. Huzza (1951 – July 2000)
  4. Abdul Ilah (born 1939)
  5. Abdul Majeed (1943–2007)
  6. Nura (born 1930)
  7. Mishail

Bushra[edit]

  1. Mishari (1932 – 23 May 2000)[12]

Munaiyir (c. 1909 – December 1991)[edit]

  1. Talal (I) (1924–1927)
  2. Talal (II) (born 1931)
  3. Nawwaf (16 August 1932 - 29 September 2015)
  4. Madawi[12]

Mudhi[edit]

  1. Sultana (c. 1928 – 7 July 2008)[13]
  2. Haya (c. 1929 – 2 November 2009)[14]
  3. Majid (II) (9 October 1938 – 12 April 2003)
  4. Sattam (21 January 1941 – 12 February 2013)

Nouf bint Al Shalan[edit]

  1. Thamir (1937 – 27 June 1959)
  2. Mamdouh (born 1941)
  3. Mashhur (born 1942)

Saida al Yamaniyah[edit]

  1. Hathloul (1942 – 29 September 2012)

Baraka Al Yamaniyah[edit]

  1. Muqrin (born 15 September 1945); Crown Prince (23 January 2015— 29 April 2015)

Futayma[edit]

  1. Hamoud (1947 – February 1994)[12]

Mudhi bint Abdullah Almandeel Al Khalidi[edit]

  1. Shaikha (born 1922)

By unknown women[edit]

  1. Majid (I) (1934–1940)
  2. Abdul Saleem (1941–1942)
  3. Jiluwi (I) (1942–1944)
  4. Jiluwi (II) (1952–1952); the youngest son of Ibn Saud but died as an infant.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Reich, Bernard (1990). Political Leaders of the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa. Westport: Greenwood Press. 
  2. ^ "The Al-Saud Family". Geocities.ws. Retrieved 23 August 2013. 
  3. ^ Henderson, Simon (25 October 2006). "New Saudi Rules on Succession:". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 10 January 2013. 
  4. ^ Yamani, Mai (January–March 2009). "From fragility to stability: a survival strategy for the Saudi monarchy" (PDF). Contemporary Arab Affairs 2 (1): 90–105. doi:10.1080/17550910802576114. Retrieved 5 April 2012. 
  5. ^ "Lulua bint Salih Al Dakhil". Datarabia. Retrieved 10 August 2012. 
  6. ^ "Princes of Riyadh". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 9 June 2012. 
  7. ^ "Prince Musaed bin Abdulaziz passes away". Arab News (Jeddah). 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013. 
  8. ^ "Saudi Princess Al Bandari passes away". Independent Bangladesh (UNB). 11 March 2008. Retrieved April 2008. 
  9. ^ "Princess Luluwah bint Abdulaziz passed away". SPA. Retrieved 2008. 
  10. ^ "Princess Qumash passes away". Arab News. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2012. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Saudi princess dies at age 90". Beaver County Times. 4 May 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2012. 
  12. ^ a b c Sabri, Sharaf (2001). The House of Saud in commerce: A study of royal entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. New Delhi: I.S. Publications. ISBN 81-901254-0-0. 
  13. ^ "Death of Princess Sultanah". Retrieved 18 July 2008. 
  14. ^ "News". Retrieved 8 November 2009. 
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