King of Saudi Arabia

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King of Saudi Arabia
ملك المملكة العربية السعودية
Royal Standard of Saudi Arabia
Incumbent
Salman since 23 January 2015
Details
Style	The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Heir presumptive	Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud
First monarch	Saud I
Formation	1720
Residence	Al-Yamamah Palace (Riyadh) Al-Safa Palace (Mecca) Al-Salam Palace (Jeddah) Tayibah Palace (Medina) Al-Aziziya Palace (Dammam)
Website	https://houseofsaud.com/

Politics of Saudi Arabia
Member State of the Arab League
Basic Law
Monarchy King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Deputy crown prince Vacant Allegiance Council Succession
Government Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Council of Ministers Consultative Assembly President: Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh National Security Council
Legal system The Quran The Hadith Judiciary Capital punishment Freedom of religion Human rights Women's rights LGBT rights Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
Recent elections Municipal: 2005 2011 2015
Administrative divisions Regions Governorates
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs: Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs: Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: Adel al-Jubeir Diplomatic missions of / in Saudi Arabia Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Saudi Arabia portal Other countries
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Politics of Saudi Arabia
Member State of the Arab League
Basic Law
Monarchy King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Deputy crown prince Vacant Allegiance Council Succession
Government Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Council of Ministers Consultative Assembly President: Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh National Security Council
Legal system The Quran The Hadith Judiciary Capital punishment Freedom of religion Human rights Women's rights LGBT rights Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
Recent elections Municipal: 2005 2011 2015
Administrative divisions Regions Governorates
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs: Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs: Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: Adel al-Jubeir Diplomatic missions of / in Saudi Arabia Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Saudi Arabia portal Other countries
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The king of Saudi Arabia, officially the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: ملك المملكة العربية السعودية), is the head of state and head of government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who holds absolute power. He is the head of the Saudi Arabian royal family, the House of Saud.^[1] The king is the commander-in-chief of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and the head of the Saudi national honors system. The king is called the "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques" (خادم الحرمين الشريفين), a title that signifies Saudi Arabia's jurisdiction over the mosques of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina. The title has been used many times through the history of Islam. The first Saudi king to use the title was Faisal; however, King Khalid did not use the title after him. In 1986, King Fahd replaced "His Majesty" with the title of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and it has been since used by both King Abdullah and King Salman.^[2] The king has been named the most powerful and influential Muslim and Arab leader in the world according to the Muslim 500.^[3]