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Also Known As Ibn Saʿūd • ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Fayṣal ibn Turkī ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad Āl Saʿūd
Born c.1880 • Riyadh • Saudi Arabia
Died November 9, 1953 • Al-Ṭāʾif • Saudi Arabia
Title / Office king (1932-1953), Saudi Arabia
Founder Ikhwān
Notable Family Members son Abdullah of Saudi Arabia • son Fahd • son Fayṣal • son Saud

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