Ibn Saud | Biography, History, Children, & Facts | Britannica
WEBIbn Saud (born c. 1880, Riyadh, Arabia—died November 9, 1953, Al-Ṭāʾif, Saudi Arabia) founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 after unifying Najd and the Hejaz, following decades of military campaigns during his rule in Riyadh (1902–53).
Ibn Saud - Wikipedia
WEBAbdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, romanized: ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥmān Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1876 [note 3] – 9 November 1953), known in the Western world mononymously as Ibn Saud (Arabic: ابن سعود; Ibn Suʿūd), [note 4] was an Arab political and ...
History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia
WEBSaudi Arabian oil was first discovered by the Americans in commercial quantities at Dammam oil well No. 7 in 1938 in what is now modern day Dhahran. Background. On January 15, 1902, Ibn Saud took Riyadh from the Rashid tribe. In 1913, his forces captured the province of al-Hasa from the Ottoman Turks.
House of Saud - Wikipedia
WEBThe House of Al Saud (Arabic: آل سُعُود, romanized: ʾĀl Suʿūd IPA: [ʔaːl sʊʕuːd]) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Aramco: History of the World's Biggest Public Company …
WEBDec 11, 2019 · Saudi Arabia was formally founded in 1932 when its first king, Ibn Saud, united four regions of Arabia — Hejaz, Najd, Eastern Arabia, and Southern Arabia — into a single state, following a series...
A Chronology - The House Of Saud | House Of Saud | FRONTLINE - PBS
WEBThe oil companies and the Saudi government set up a joint enterprise that later becomes the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco). Its shareholders include America's four largest oil...
How FDR Charmed a Saudi King and Won U.S. Access to Oil
WEBOct 18, 2018 · When Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Abdul Aziz ibn Saud on February 14, 1945 aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Suez Canal, it was the first time a U.S. president had ever met with a Saudi...
Saudi Aramco World : A Man for our Century
WEBThe founder of Saudi Arabia, King 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd al-Rahman Al Sa'ud, changed the history of the Arabian Peninsula with a unifying religious faith, deft, inclusive politics, and a courageous and inspiring personality.
Benchmarks: September 23, 1933: The U.S. oil industry arrives in Saudi …
WEBAug 23, 2016 · Oil production in Saudi Arabia took off from there. Renamed the Arabian-American Oil Company (Aramco) in 1943, the company would go on to locate and tap numerous major gas and oilfields in Saudi Arabia in the years to come, including the world’s largest, Ghawar, in 1948.
Saudi Arabia profile - Timeline - BBC News
WEBOct 4, 2019 · 1932 September - Ibn Saud unites his lands as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and takes the King Abdulaziz. 1938 - Oil is discovered and production begins under the US-controlled Aramco...