his majesty king abdul aziz bin abdul rahman founder of kingdom of saudi arabia.

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l HIS MAJESTY KING ABDUL AZIZ BIN ABDUL RAHMAN
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Riyadh
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dh On 30th Shaaban 1351H, Abdulrahman bin Faisal bin Turki bin
a (corresponding to 1932G), Abdullah Al Saud. He learnt reading and
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Ri history has recorded the birth writing on the hands of Judge Abdullah
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after Al Kharji, one of Riyadh scholars. He
the heroic epic led by the founder learnt some of the Quran verses and read
h King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al all the Holy Quran under the supervision
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a Saud, along thirty two years, after of Shaikh Mohammed bin Musibih. He
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i he regained Riyadh city, the capital learnt also some of the principles of the
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r grandfathers on 5th Shawal 1319H under the supervision of Shaikh Abdullah
no (corresponding to 15th January 1902G). bin Abdullatif Al Shaikh.
r On 17th Jumada I 1351H a royal
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of chosen Thursday 21st Jumada I of accompanied his father in his journey to
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nt September 1932G) for the declaration was influenced by the travels that gained
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The group portrait of this historic meeting King King Abdulaziz and King Abdulla King Abdulaziz and President Franklin
m Abdulaziz is sitting between King Faisal, King of Iraq in discussion. Standing are Princes D.Roosevelt in conversation on board the
s and the Prime Minister of Iraq,Naji Pasha Al Sueidi Saud,Muhammad and Mansur U.S.S Quiney, the 14th February 1945
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& Seated left to right : Lord Killearn, Prince Mansour, Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Rehman. Sir Winston Churchill, King
il Abdulaziz, Mr.Anthony Eden, Prince Muhammad and Sir Edward Grigg.
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King Abdulaziz inspecting the honour guard in King Abdulaziz and King Farouq inspecting
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during his visit to Bahrain in the spring of 1939.
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Abdulaziz’s forces in central arabia
h Launch of a new era great structure. He received the Hareeq, Al Hawtah, Aflaj and Wadi
d reign and dominance after his father Al Dawaser cities became under his
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of from Kuwait leading a campaign of gathering at the great mosque in and proceeded his movement
or his relatives and supporters towards Riyadh after Jumaa prayer. towards Thadeq which he entered
n Riyadh. At that time, he was 26 also, and headed towards Sudir
er years old, and the Arabian Peninsula After that, king Abdulaziz area and entered Majmaa city. By
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s start of a new era. The young hero village, near Al Kharj. Thus, all the Abdulaziz managed during 1321/
nt managed to regain Riyadh city, thus 1324H to unify Qassim region
e stabilizing the first brick of this south cities including Al Kharj, Al and join it to the Saudi state after
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Jumada I 1351H., currently the national King Abdulaziz. He settled them in
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d and development. He distributed
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water, medical and preventive services
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n 1931G) a new system for the formation that contributed in the development,
er of Vice Governor Council was issued, flourish and progress of the Kingdom.
ov and King Abdulaziz has created a Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency was
King Abdulaziz Al Saud
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c was one of the founding countries. were connected by wire and wireless
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King Abdulaziz sitting with Sheikh Hamad Ibn Issa Al-Khalifah, flanked by his sons Crown Prince Saud on the
left and Prince Faisal on the right and Prince Mansur. During Hajj 1938 in Mina.
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ad the ports of the Mediterranean sea. Development and reform affairs and established courts
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f R in 1949. Late King Abdulaziz was It was not enough for King regulations supporting such courts,
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or providing health services, thus he this political unity, but he and authorities and organize their
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em constitution and laws from the Holy were applied for the first time in for settlement and security.
v Quran and the Sunnah of Prophet the Arabian peninsula and gradually Care for pilgrims
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Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him),
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s and he fought ignorance in the cities “In all my deeds, I depend on Allah
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Kingdom was built on clear objectives diverge from the road of our Prophet
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