Political Leaders: Saudi Arabia

Leaders of Saudi Arabia
(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

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Kings

Abdulaziz ibn Abdulrahman Al Faysal Al Saud 22 Sep 1932 - 9 Nov 1953 (†1953) Saud ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 9 Nov 1953 - 2 Nov 1964 (†1969) Faysal ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 2 Nov 1964 - 25 Mar 1975 (†1975) Khalid ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 25 Mar 1975 - 13 Jun 1982 (†1982) Fahd ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 13 Jun 1982 - 1 Aug 2005 (†2005) Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 1 Aug 2005 - 23 Jan 2015 (†2015) Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 23 Jan 2015 -

Prime ministers

Saud ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud          9 Oct 1953 - 16 Aug 1954 (†1969) 
Faysal ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       16 Aug 1954 - 21 Dec 1960 (†1975) 
Saud ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud         21 Dec 1960 - 31 Oct 1962 (†1969)
Faysal ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       31 Oct 1962 - 25 Mar 1975 (†1975)    
Khalid ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       29 Mar 1975 - 13 Jun 1982 (†1982)    
Fahd ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud         13 Jun 1982 -  1 Aug 2005 (†2005)     
Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud      1 Aug 2005 - 23 Jan 2015 (†2015)
Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       23 Jan 2015 - 27 Sep 2022
Muhammad ibn Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud    27 Sep 2022 -

Crown Princes and First Deputy Prime Ministers

Saud ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 11 May 1933 - 9 Nov 1953 (†1969) Faysal ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 9 Nov 1953 - 2 Nov 1964 (†1975) Muhammad ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 2 Nov 1964 - 29 Mar 1965 (†1988) Khalid ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 29 Mar 1965 - 25 Mar 1975 (†1982) Fahd ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 25 Mar 1975 - 13 Jun 1982 (†2005) Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 13 Jun 1982 - 1 Aug 2005 (†2015) Sultan ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 1 Aug 2005 - 22 Oct 2011 (†2011) Nayif ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 27 Oct 2011 - 16 Jun 2012 (†2012) Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 18 Jun 2012 - 23 Jan 2015 Muqrin ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud 23 Jan 2015 - 29 Apr 2015 Muhammad ibn Nayif ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud 29 Apr 2015 - 21 Jun 2017 Muhammad ibn Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud 21 Jun 2017 - (*)

(*) Crown Prince and prime minister from 27 Sep 2022.

Deputy Crown Princes

Muqrin ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       27 Mar 2014 - 23 Jan 2015
Muhammad ibn Nayif ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud     23 Jan 2015 - 29 Apr 2015
Muhammad ibn Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud    29 Apr 2015 - 21 Jun 2017

Second Deputy Prime Ministers

Fahd ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud                1967 - 25 Mar 1975 (†2005)
Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud     25 Mar 1975 - 13 Jun 1982 (†2005)
Sultan ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       13 Jun 1982 -  1 Aug 2005 (†2011)   
Nayif ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud         1 Aug 2005 - 27 Oct 2011 (†2012)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Faysal ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       1930-1960 (†1975) 
Ibrahim ibn Abdullah as-Suwayel              1960-1962 (†1977)
Faysal ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       1962-1975 (†1975) 
Khalid ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       1975      (†1982)
Saud ibn Faysal ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud        1975-2015 (†2015)
Adel ibn Ahmad al-Jubeir                     2015-2018
Ibrahim ibn Abdulaziz ibn Abdullah Al Assaf  2018-2019
Faysal ibn Farhan ibn Abdullah Al Saud       2019-

Ministers of Defence

Mansour ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud      1943-1951 (†1951)
Mishaal ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud      1951-1953 (†2017)
Fahad ibn Saud ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud         1957-1960 (†2006)
Muhammad ibn Saud ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud      1960-1962 (†2012)
Sultan ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       1963-2011 (†2011)   
Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       2011-2015
Muhammad ibn Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud    2015-2022
Khalid ibn Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud      2022-

Ministers of the Interior

Fahd ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud         1962-1975 (†2005)
Nayif ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud        1975-2012 (†2012)     
Ahmad ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud        2012
Muhammad ibn Nayif ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud     2012-2017
Abdulaziz ibn Saud ibn Nayif Al Saud         2017-

Ministers of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (formerly, Petroleum and Mineral Resources)

Abdullah ibn Hamoud Tariki                   1960-1962 (†1997)
Ahmad Zaki Yamani                            1962-1986 (†2021)
Hisham Mohieddin Nazer                       1986-1995 (†2015)
Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Naimi                     1995-2016
Khalid al-Falih                              2016-

Presidents of the General Intelligence Presidency (Al Mukhabarat)

Kamal Adham                                  1965-1979 (†1999)
Turki ibn Faysal ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud       1979-2001
Nawwaf ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       2001-2005 (†2015)
Muqrin ibn Abdulaziz Al Faysal Al Saud       2005-2012
Bandar ibn Sultan ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud      2012-2014
Khalid ibn Bandar ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud      2014-2015
Khalid ibn Ali ibn Abdullah al-Humaidan      2015-

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