Khalid of Saudi Arabia

Birth Name: Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman

Date of Birth: 13 February, 1913

Place of Birth: Riyadh, Emirate of Riyadh (now Saudi Arabia)

Date of Death: 13 June, 1982

Place of Death: Ta’if, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

Ethnicity: Arab

Khalid was King of Saudi Arabia, and its Prime Minister, from 25 March, 1975 to 13 June, 1982, his death. He was also Deputy Prime Minister, from 31 October, 1962 to 25 March, 1975. He was of the House of Al Saud.

Khalid was the son of Al Jawhara bint Musaed Al Jiluwi and Ibn Saud, who was the founder of Saudi Arabia and the House of Saud, and its first monarch; he was King of Saudi Arabia, from 23 September, 1932 to 9 November, 1953. He succeeded his half-brother Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who was King, from 2 November, 1964 to 25 March, 1975, upon his death. Four of his other half-siblings have also been Kings of Saudi Arabia, Saud of Saudi Arabia, from 9 November, 1953 to 2 November, 1964, his forced abdication; Fahd of Saudi Arabia, from 13 June, 1982 to 1 August, 2005; Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, from 1 August, 2005 to 23 January, 2015; and Salman of Saudi Arabia, since 23 January, 2015. Saud, Faisal, Fahd, Abdullah, and Salman have also all been Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia.

Khalid was married to Latifa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi, the daughter of his maternal uncle; Tarfa bint Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, a daughter of his maternal uncle; Noura bint Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Turki Al Saud; and Seeta bint Fahd Al Damir, who was from the Ujman tribe in Al Badiyah, and was a niece of Wasmiyah Al Damir. He had three children with Noura; and seven children with Seeta.

Khalid’s patrilineal great-great-great-grandfather, Prince Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud Al Saud, was born in Diriyah, Sheikhdom of Diriyah, and is regarded as the founder of the First Saudi State.

Khalid’s paternal grandfather was Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (the son of Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud and Sarah bint Mishari bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Saud). Abdul was Emir of Nejd, from 1875 to 1876, and again, from 1889 to 1891. Khalid’s great-grandfather Faisal was Emir of Nejd, from 1834 to 1838, and again, from 1843 to 1865. He was the son of Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Saud, who was Emir of Nejd, from 1819 to 1820, and again, from 1824 to 9 May, 1834; and of Hia bint Hamad bin Ali Al Faqih Angari Tamimi. Khalid’s great-grandmother Sarah was the daughter of Mishari ibn Abdul-Rahman.

Khalid’s paternal grandmother was Sarah/Sara bint Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Turki bin Suleiman Al Sudairi (the daughter of Ahmed Al Kabir bin Mohammed/Muhammad bin Turki Al Sudairi and Hessa bint Muhanna bin Saleh Al Nuwairan). Ahmed was the son of Mohammed bin Turki bin Suleiman Al Sudairi.

Khalid’s maternal grandfather was Musaed bin Turki Al Jiluwi (the son of Turki bin Abdullah Al Jiluwi). Khalid’s great-grandfather Turki was the son of Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud.

Source: Genealogy of Khalid of Saudi Arabia – http://www.geni.com