“My Great Father and Master, has indicated to me upon my nomination as his heir to the throne, that my new role will only be rightfully administered by good deeds ,and in the service of God and our Nation.”
A saying by Crown Prince Saud
The political upbringing, education and training of King Saud as mentioned previously, and what will be mentioned later, represents part of the history of his father, King Abdul Aziz who cared about his son's education and watched over it personally. Thus, he informed him about the several complex o...
Read moreSaud's role in his father's Military expeditions (1336H - 1917A.D) It was obviously clear to King Abdul Aziz that the policies adopted in the region became more and more complex especially after the Ottomans decided to rally behind Germany in World War I and later the British attempted to rally th...
Read moreThe first battle in which Saud and Turki participated was the battle of Jrab, which took place near Zelfi. It was against Prince Hael Mataab Bin Al Rasheed, [in the year (1333H - 1915)] who entered the battlefield aggressively. Saud at that time was thirteen years old and we couldn't find additiona...
Read moreSubsequently, provided with another independent command during the famous episode of the siege of Hail, first during 1919 and then during 1921, Saud played a crucial role in bringing this affair to a satisfactory conclusion, in keeping with his Father’s designs and objectives. Upon learning of Saud’...
Read moreSaud played a role in the events after the battle of Turba. Thus, he attacked the rebels of the Atiba tribes that are under the leadership of al Khiras, who in turn is from the Sheikhs of Atiba, the supporters of the Sharif of Makkah, King Hussein Bin Ali. This attack was done in a place called Sh...
Read moreTHE ANNEXATION OF HIJAZ AND THE RELIANCE OF KING ABDUL AZIZ ON SAUD IN MANAGING THE COUNTRY'S AFFAIRS (1343-1348H/1924-1929) After these events, King Abdul Aziz gave his orders to extend the operations carried out by his forces. Saud was by his side in Riyadh, helping him in laying the plans, obs...
Read moreSensing the surrounding dangers and having his sons as by his side King Abdul Aziz sent in the same year, his son Saud, to the new Emir of Qatar, Abdallah Bin Kassim Bin Thani who took over after his father's death who in turn wasn't satisfied about the control of Abdul Aziz over Ihsa. The purpose o...
Read moreTHE WAR with Yemen (1352AH/1934) King Abdul Aziz faced problems in foreign relations and new problems cropped up such as that of the borders with Yemen, which both countries didn't determine. This fact had caused the Yemenite Imam Yahya to fear the expansionism of King Abdul Aziz to the south. In ...
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