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KING IBN SA'UD (also known as 'Abd-al-'Aziz) united Saudi Arabia into a single kingdom in 1932 and ruled it until his death in 1953.
He has at least forty-three sons, eight of whom died before the Age of twenty. Among the most prominent of the survivors:

SA'UD. Succeded his father as king November 1953. Deposed November 1964.

FAYSAL. Proclaimed king November 1964. Assassinated March 1975.

KHALID. Named crown prince March 1975. Died of natural causes June, 1982.

FAHD. Named crown prince March 1975. Proclaimed king June 1982. Incapacitated by a stroke November 1995. King Fahd has seven sons, including his youngest, 'Abd-al-'Aziz (or "Azouzi"), by his favorite wife, Jawhara Al Ibrahim.

SULTAN. Minister of Defense and Aviation and chairman of Saudi Arabian Airlines, among other titles. Father of Prince Bandar, long- time Saudi ambassador to the United States.

TURKI. Resigned AS head of Saudi intelligence just days before the September 11 terrorist attacks. The closest of the princes to the Taliban. Attended Georgetown University with Bill Clinton.

SALMAN. Govenor of Riyadh for more that forty years and de facto head of the Saudi charities some of whose money found its way into al Queda.

'ABDALLAH. Named crown prince June 1982. Commander of the National Guard since 1963.
NAIF. Current Minister of Interior.