The King
His Majesty King Saud — may he rest in peace — standing at the center of a group of visitors; behind him appear the renowned broadcaster Bakr Younis, Prince Saad bin Saud, Prince Sultan bin Saud, and Sheikh Yusuf Yassin — may they all rest in peace — during an audience with foreign guests on a formal occasion.
Prince Fahd bin Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, Prince Mut‘ib bin Abdulaziz, Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Prince Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz, Prince Saad bin Abdulrahman, Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (later King Abdullah), Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Prince Faisal bin Saad bin Abdulrahman, Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, His Majesty King Saud bin Abdulaziz, Prince Nasser bin Abdulaziz, Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz (later King Khalid), Prince Faisal bin Turki I, Prince Mishal bin Abdulaziz, and Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz. 1962
President Ahmed Sukarno of Indonesia visiting His Majesty King Saud — may they both rest in peace — during the King’s medical stay in Vienna on 4 June 1963. In the first photograph, His Majesty appears surrounded by his sons: Princes Majid, Sultan, and Colonel Abdulmun‘im Al‑Aqeel, as well as Prince Badr.
His Majesty King Saud — may he rest in peace — in Naples, Italy, on 23 January 1957, en route to his official visit to the United States. Behind him stands Sheikh Hafiz Wahba, accompanied by members of the King’s personal guard: Surur Al‑Saud and Mohammed Fayrouz Al‑Abdulaziz — may they rest in peace.
From left to right: His Royal Highness Prince Nasser — may he rest in peace — His Majesty King Fahd — may he rest in peace — Prince Talal — may he rest in peace — Prince Fawwaz — may he rest in peace — and His Majesty King Salman — may God preserve him — attending the celebration in Riyadh marking the accession of His Majesty King Saud to the throne in 1953.
United States Navy officer Vice Admiral Jerauld Wright, Saudi Royal Saud of Saudi Arabia, and J. Jefferson Jones, Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy, at the Winter Palace in Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, 12th December 1953. (Photo by US Navy Photo/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
In the presence of King Saud and Sheikh Abdullah Al‑Salem Al‑Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait, the concession agreement was signed on behalf of Saudi Arabia by Finance Minister Sheikh Muhammad Surur Al‑Sabban, accompanied by Sheikh Abdullah Al‑Tariqi, Director General of Oil and Mineral Affairs in the Ministry of Finance in Jeddah
mong the sons of King Saud were Princes Mansour, Faisal Abdul‑Ilah, Turki, and Mashhoor. Also present were Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Faisal Al Saud; Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abdulrahman Al Saud with his brothers Fahd, Turki, and Faisal; Turki bin Faisal bin Turki and his brother Abdullah; and Mutib bin Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al Saud—during their visit to India in 1955.
Reception ceremonies for King Saud at Jeddah Airport upon his return from visits to several European and Arab countries. In the photograph: Prince Saud, son of Imam Abdulrahman, standing to the King’s right; behind them King Faisal—then Foreign Minister and Crown Prince—along with Prince Mutib bin Abdulaziz, Sheikh Burjas Al‑Muraybid, Hafiz Wahba, and General Saeed Joudat (far right). Jeddah Airport, Friday, 1 Rabi‘ I 1379 / 4 September 1959. Oil Convoy No. 4, M7.”
King Saud seated on the ground having lunch during an outing in Nice, France, in 1962, accompanied by Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al‑Kabir, several of his sons, and members of his entourage, including Sheikh Abdullah Al‑Saadoun and his personal aide, Colonel Abdulmunim Al‑Aqeel—may God have mercy on them.”
King Saud at the Royal Diwan in Al‑Nasiriyah Palace, Riyadh, receiving Emperor Haile Selassie in January 1960. To his right stand Prince Sultan bin Saud, head of the Royal Guard, Prince Mohammed bin Saud, Prince Badr bin Saud, Prince Khalid bin Saud, and King Saud’s interpreter, Yusuf Al‑Allyan. To his left stand King Faisal, King Fahd, Prince Sultan, and King Salman.
Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian Vice President, headed Egypt’s delegation to offer condolences on the passing of King Abdulaziz—who died on 9 November 1953—and was received by King Saud at the Ma‘abidah Palace in Makkah. Afterward, he performed the rites of ʿUmrah on 11 November 1953. May God have mercy on them.