Historical country records
Saudi Arabia historical timeline
Hejaz
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 10 Jun 1916 | Hejazi Kingdom (independence from Ottoman Empire declared) | Leaders |
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| Dec 1694 - Mar 1702 | Saad ibn Zeid (3rd time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Mar 1702 - Jul 1704 | Said ibn Saad (2nd time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Jul 1704 | Abdul Muhsin ibn Ahmad | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Jul 1704 - Feb 1705 | Abdul Karim ibn Muhammad | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Mar 1705 - Nov 1705 | Said ibn Saad (3rd time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Nov 1705 - Dec 1711 | Abdul Karim ibn Muhammad | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Dec 1711 - Jan 1717 | Said ibn Saad (4th time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Jan 1717 - Apr 1718 | Abdullah ibn Said (1st time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Apr 1718 - Nov 1718 | Ali ibn Said | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 1718 - 1719 | Yahya ibn Barakat | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| May 1720 - Sep 1722 | Mubarak ibn Ahmad (1st time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Sep 1722 - Oct 1723 | Barakat ibn Yahya | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Oct 1723 - Mar 1724 | Mubarak ibn Ahmad (2nd time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Mar 1724 - May 1731 | Abdullah ibn Said (2nd time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| May 1731 - Nov 1732 | Muhammad ibn Abdullah (1st time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Nov 1732 - Jan 1733 | Masud ibn Said (1st time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Feb 1733 - 1734 | Muhammad ibn Abdullah (2nd time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 1734 - 18 Feb 1752 | Masud ibn Said (2nd time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 18 Feb 1752 - 24 Aug 1759 | Masaad ibn Said (1st time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 24 Aug 1759 - Jan 1760 | Jaafar ibn Said | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Jan 1760 - 23 May 1770 | Masaad ibn Said (2nd time) | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 23 May 1770 - 12 Jul 1770 | Ahmad ibn Said | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 12 Jul 1770 - 5 Feb 1773 | Abdullah ibn Hussein | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 5 Feb 1773 - 21 Jan 1788 | Surur ibn Masaad | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 21 Jan 1788 - 31 Jan 1788 | Abdul Muin ibn Masaad | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 31 Jan 1788 - May 1803 | Ghalib ibn Masaad | Grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Jul 1803 - Aug 1827 | Yahya ibn Surur | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Aug 1827 - Sep 1827 | Abdul Mutalib ibn Ghalib | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Sep 1827 - 1836 | Muhammad ibn Abdul Muin (1st time) | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 1836 - 1840 | vacant | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 1840 - Jul 1851 | Muhammad ibn Abdul Muin (2nd time) | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Jul 1851 - 6 Jan 1856 | Abdul Mutalib ibn Ghalib | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 6 Jan 1856 - 28 Mar 1858 | Muhammad ibn Abdul Muin (3rd time) | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 1 May 1858 - 4 Jun 1877 | Abdullah Kamil Pasha ibn Muhammad | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 11 Jul 1877 - 14 Mar 1880 | Hussein ibn Muhammad | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| Jun 1880 - 17 Aug 1882 | Abdul Mutalib ibn Ghalib | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 30 Aug 1882 - 17 Jul 1905 | Aun ar-Rafiq Pasha ibn Muhammad | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 14 Oct 1905 - 29 Oct 1908 | Ali Pasha ibn Abdullah | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 29 Oct 1908 - 10 Jun 1916 | Hussein Pasha ibn Ali | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 1 Jul 1916 - Mar 1917 | Ali Haidar Pasha (in Medina) | Emirs and grand sharifs of Mecca |
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| 10 Jun 1916 - 3 Oct 1924 | Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi | Kings |
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| 3 Oct 1924 - 19 Dec 1925 | Ali ibn Hussein al-Hashimi | Kings |
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| 8 Jan 1926 - 22 Sep 1932 | Abdul Aziz | Kings |
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Asir
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 20 Nov 1930 | incorporated into Hejaz | Leaders |
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| 1909 - 20 Mar 1923 | Sayyid Muhammad ibn Ali al-Idrisi al-Hasani (b. 187... - d. 1923) | Imams |
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| 20 Mar 1923 - Feb 1926 | Sayyid Ali ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Hasani (b. 1905) | Imams |
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| Feb 1926 - 20 Nov 1930 | Sayyid al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Idrisi al-Hasani | Imams |
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Nejd
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1735 | al-Diriyah emirate | Leaders |
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| 1818 - 1822 | Egyptian occupation | Leaders |
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| 1838 - 1843 | Egyptian occupation | Leaders |
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| 1887 | conquest by Jebel Shammar | Leaders |
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| 1891 - 1902 | direct rule by Jebel Shammar | Leaders |
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| 1902 | Emirate of Nejd | Leaders |
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| 22 Aug 1921 | Sultanate of Nejd and Its Dependencies | Leaders |
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| 29 Jan 1927 | Kingdom of Nejd and Its Dependencies | Leaders |
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| 1735 - 1765 | Muhammad I | Emirs |
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| 1765 - 1803 | Abdul Aziz I | Emirs |
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| 1803 - 1814 | Saud I | Emirs |
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| 1814 - 1818 | Abdullah I | Emirs |
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| 1822 - 1834 | Turki | Emirs |
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| May 1834 - Jun 1834 | Mishari ibn Abdul Rahman | Emirs |
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| 1834 - 1838 | Faysal I (1st time) | Emirs |
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| 1838 - 1841 | Khalid I | Emirs |
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| 1841 - 1843 | Abdullah II | Emirs |
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| 1843 - 1865 | Faysal I (2nd time) | Emirs |
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| 1865 - 1871 | Abdullah III (1st time) | Emirs |
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| 1873 - Jan 1875 | Saud II | Emirs |
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| Jan 1875 - Aug 1875 | Abdul Rahman ibn Faysal | Emirs |
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| 1875 - 1887 | Abdullah III (2nd time) | Emirs |
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| 1887 | Muhammad II | Emirs |
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| 1887 - 1889 | Abdullah III | Governors |
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| 1889 - 1891 | Abdul Rahman | Governors |
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| 1891 | Muhammad III | Governors |
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| Jan 1902 - 22 Aug 1921 | Abdul Aziz | Emir |
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| 22 Aug 1921 - 29 Jan 1927 | Abdul Aziz | Sultan |
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| 29 Jan 1927 - 22 Sep 1932 | Abdul Aziz | King |
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Jebel Shammar
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 2 Nov 1921 | incorporated into Nejd | Leaders |
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| 1835 - 1847 | Abdullah ibn Ali Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| 1847 - 1867 | Talal ibn Abdullah Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| 1867 - 1869 | Mitaab ibn Abdullah Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| 1869 - 1872 | Bandar ibn Talal Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| 1872 - 1897 | Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| Dec 1897 - 13 Apr 1906 | Abdul Aziz ibn Mitaab Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| 13 Apr 1906 - Jan 1907 | Mitaab ibn Abdul Aziz Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| Jan 1907 - Jan 1908 | Sultan ibn Hammud Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| Jan 1908 - Sep 1908 | Saud ibn Hammud Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| 14 Sep 1908 - 1920 | Saud ibn Abdul Aziz Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| May 1920 - 1921 | Abdullah ibn Mitaab Al Rashid | Emirs |
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| 1921 - 2 Nov 1921 | Muhammad ibn Talal Al Rashid | Emirs |
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Saudi Arabia
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 22 Sep 1932 | Hejaz and Nejd united as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Leaders |
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| 22 Sep 1932 - 9 Nov 1953 | Abdul Aziz | Kings¹ |
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| 9 Nov 1953 - 2 Nov 1964 | Saud | Kings¹ |
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| 30 Mar 1964 - 2 Nov 1964 | Faysal (regent) | Kings¹ |
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| 2 Nov 1964 - 25 Mar 1975 | Faysal | Kings¹ |
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| 25 Mar 1975 - 13 Jun 1982 | Khalid | Kings¹ |
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| 13 Jun 1982 - 1 Aug 2005 | Fahd | Kings¹ |
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| 1 Jan 1996 - 21 Feb 1996 | Abdullah (regent) | Kings¹ |
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| 1 Aug 2005 - | Abdullah | Kings¹ |
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| 9 Oct 1953 - 16 Aug 1954 | Saud (1st time) | Prime ministers |
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| 16 Aug 1954 - 21 Dec 1960 | Faysal (1st time) | Prime ministers |
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| 21 Dec 1960 - 31 Oct 1962 | Saud (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
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| 31 Oct 1962 - 25 Mar 1975 | Faysal (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
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| 29 Mar 1975 - 13 Jun 1982 | Khalid | Prime ministers |
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| 13 Jun 1982 - 1 Aug 2005 | Fahd | Prime ministers |
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| 1 Aug 2005 - | Abdullah | Prime ministers |
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