Saud of Saudi Arabia is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Saud of Saudi Arabia as King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964.
Saud of Saudi Arabia was born at Kuwait City in 1902. His recorded nationality is Saudi Arabia.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, mass movements, total war and the collapse of empires reshaped what a political career could be.
The offices held were King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964), Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (1933–1953) and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964).
He is described as politician, military personnel and statesperson.
His name is attached above all to to the establishment of Saudi Arabia in 1932. The test of a public life is what remained possible afterwards that had not been possible before.
Formal honours included the Order of the Umayyads, Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud, Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows (1952) and Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit (1962).
That the career was made in Saudi Arabia is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Saud of Saudi Arabia died in 1969, aged 67. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- King of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
- Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (1933–1953)
- Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1953–1964)
- Order of the Umayyads
- Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud
- Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows — 1952
- Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit — 1962
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