House of saud

Royal family of Saudi Arabia

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For other uses, see Saud (disambiguation).

The House of Al Saud (Arabic: آل سُعُود, romanized:&#;ʾĀl SuʿūdIPA:[ʔaːlsʊʕuːd]) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi State, (–), and his brothers, though the ruling faction of the family is primarily led by the descendants of Ibn Saud, the modern founder of Saudi Arabia.^[2] It forms a subtribe of the larger prominent ancient Banu Hanifa tribe of Arabia,^[3] from which well known 7th century Arabian theologist Maslama ibn Ḥabīb originates.^[4] The most influential position of the royal family is the King of Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarch.

The family in total is estimated to comprise 15, members; however, the majority of power, influence and wealth is possessed by a group of about 2, of them.^[5]&