Ibn Saud, also known as King Abdulaziz, was born in 1876 and was the King of Saudi Arabia for more than twenty years. He had a net worth of $20.4 billion and was responsible for the discovery of petroleum in his country, which led to the formation of the Middle Eastern oil empire. His reign was a major factor in the success of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $20.4 billion (2024)
About
Also known as King Abdulaziz, he conquered neighboring lands to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over which he ruled for more than twenty years. During his reign, petroleum was discovered in his country; thus, the Middle Eastern oil empire began.
Before Fame
During his teenage years, he was forced out of Saudi Arabia by members of the Al Rashid dynasty; consequently, he lived briefly in Qatar and Bahrain and spent close to ten years in Kuwait.
Trivia
At the end of World War II, he met with both American President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Family Life
The son of Second Saudi State ruler Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, Ibn Saud had twenty-two wives and fathered nearly seventy children.
Associated With
During Ibn Saud's rise to power, the British government sent T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") to Saudi Arabia to oppose Ottoman rule.
