Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1748–1814)

Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad bin Saud I
In office
1803  1814
Preceded byAbdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud
Succeeded byAbdullah bin Saud Al Saud
Personal details
Born1748
Diriyah, Emirate of Diriyah
Died27 April 1814 (aged 6566)
Diriyah, Emirate of Diriyah
Children
List
Parent
  • Abdulaziz bin Muhammad (father)
Military service
Battles/wars

Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سعود بن عبد العزيز بن محمد بن سعود, romanized: Saʿūd ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿūd; 1748 – 27 April 1814) ruled the First Saudi State from 1803 to 1814. Saud annexed Mecca and Medina from the Ottoman Empire making him the first Al Saud ruler who received the title of the servant of the Two Holy Cities. During his rule the state experienced a significant level of strength and expansion for which he was called Saud Al Kabeer or Saud the Great.