Ibn Saud — English Wikipedia

Long English Wikipedia article on Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, known as Ibn Saud, with the kunya Abu Turki (15 January 1876 – 9 November 1953), founder and first King of Saudi Arabia; it recounts his family's exile, his recapture of Riyadh in 1902, his unification of Nejd and the Hejaz, the founding of the Ikhwan, his victories over the Rashidis and the Hashemites, the proclamation of the kingdom in 1932, the discovery of oil, his meetings with Roosevelt and Churchill, and his death at Shubra Palace in Taif and burial in Al Oud cemetery at Riyadh.