ibn Saud
noun
Abdul-Aziz 1880–1953, king of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 (father of Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz).
ibn Saud
American
[ib-uhn sah-ood]
/ ˌɪb ən sɑˈud /
noun
ibn-Saud
British
/ ˌɪbənˈsaʊd /
noun
Example Sentences
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His father, Nayef, a son of the legendary founder King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, served as interior minister for an astonishing 37 years, from 1975 to 2012.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2020
The American commitment to protect the Gulf monarchies has its roots in 1945, when Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Saudi Arabia’s first king, Abdelaziz ibn Saud.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2019
The ranks of such women are growing, according to Mansour Askar, a sociologist at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud University in Riyadh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2017
The seven were all full brothers who were sons of national founder, King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, and Hassa al-Sudairi, a woman from a powerful family in the central Najd region, where Riyadh is located.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2015
Feisal is the third of more than 40 sons of Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, a tough Moslem chief who created the kingdom of Saudi Arabia by subjugating and uniting desert tribes and kingdoms.
From Time Magazine Archive
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