The history of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia dates back to about 1747 when
the ruler of the central Arabian Peninsula, Muhammad Bin
Saud, formed an alliance with the Muslim scholar and
reformer Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahhab, a partnership that led
to the founding of the modern state.
The Al-Saud family ruled much of the
Arabian Peninsula throughout the 19th century. In 1902,
Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud succeeded in recapturing
Riyadh from the Al-Rashid and in the following thirty years
united the numerous and disparate tribes into one
nation.
The foundation of the modern Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia took place on September 23, 1932, a day that is
commemorated as National Day.
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