Statement by His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Minister of Communications It is a source of great joy and deep satisfaction for me to speak on this glorious and happy day—the anniversary of the accession of my Lord, His Majesty the King—to share with millions in their celebrations. The...
Read moreStatement by His Royal Highness Prince Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Minister of Defense and Aviation My dear fellow citizens, Peace and God’s mercy and blessings be upon you. On this happy day—the twenty‑sixth of Rabi‘ al‑Awwal each year—the beloved sons of this nation celebrate the anniversary of the accession of His...
Read moreStatement by His Royal Highness Prince Fahd bin Abdulaziz Minister of Education It gives me great pleasure on this noble occasion to speak on my own behalf and on behalf of all educators and students across the Kingdom, as we join the honorable Saudi people in celebrating the happy anniversary...
Read more“Sheikh Saleh bin Freij Al‑Tamimi, who served as a judge in Makkah, said about King Saud: ‘All people were equal in his eyes. I have never seen anyone more generous than him, and he possessed remarkable patience and breadth of heart.’
Read moreHaji Ali Kantali ،a Turkish citizen had been praying all his life for late King Saud , the second king of Saudi Arabia may God have mercy on their souls . Haj Ali had passed away four days ago in his village in Turku ,near the city of Bursa at...
Read moreSheikh Nahar bin Mohammed bin Ar’air tells of King Saud’s generosity and noble character with his people: King Saud had public seating areas (dakkat) in Riyadh where he would sit among the citizens, receive them, and listen to their news. On one occasion, Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Mazid Al‑Duwish came from...
Read moreKing ʿAbdulaziz—may God have mercy upon him—appointed him as successor to his father, serving as Amir of the settlement of Mubayyid and of the al‑Marīkhāt tribe. He later fought under the command of the Crown Prince, Prince Saud (King Saud), in the Najran campaign of 1352 AH, and in 1961...
Read moreKing ʿAbdulaziz—may God have mercy upon him—appointed him as successor to his father, serving as Amir of the settlement of Mubayyid and of the al‑Marīkhāt tribe. He later fought under the command of the Crown Prince, Prince Saud (King Saud), in the Najran campaign of 1352 AH, and in 1961...
Read moreKing ʿAbdulaziz said: “God saved us—my son Saud and me—from a collapsing wall in the al‑Murabbaʿ Palace. We had been sitting in its shade when he lifted me onto his back and cried out in warning, and the wall fell due to the storm.”
Read moreShaykh Burjis al‑Muraybiḍ, the personal attendant of King Saud, said: It was well known that King Saud—may God have mercy upon him—would rise in the last part of the night, seeking closeness to God Almighty in all his affairs. Mr. Dakhīl Allāh ibn Burjis ibn Sulṭān al‑Muraybiḍ, the son of...
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